Queen Elizabeth II, who ruled for 70 years before her death, was at the center of Netflix’s Emmy-winning period drama, “The Crown,” which follows her reign across decades.
and will see actress Imelda Staunton take on the mantle, is expected to see the sovereign continue in that vein as she deals with the dissolution of the marriage of Charles, her eldest son and heir, to his wife, Diana.Below, we’ve rounded up “The Crown” episodes that offer insight into the queen and her approach to the monarchy.The show’s second episode depicts King George VI’s death, which followed a period of ostensible recovery and thrust the palace into chaos.
Elizabeth takes the advice to heart but allows herself a brief moment of grief, sobbing at her dead father’s bedside. She emerges, shaken but steadfast, and greets her mother and sister, who bow to their new queen.
“The Queen alone is the final arbiter,” the New York Times reported in 1955. “Dedicated to the duties of the monarchy, devoted to the memory of her father, King George VI, who trained her to be Queen, she must, informants say, see duty before her sister’s lifelong happiness.”most of whom were schoolchildren
“I said comfort people,” Wilson reiterates. While the queen does eventually travel to the site of the disaster, “The Crown” depicts her outreach as perfunctory; she later tells Wilson that she “has known for some time that there is something wrong with me,” listing various times she struggled to emote in the face of tragedy. Wilson challenges her politely, sharing some of the less-than-genuine actions he takes to be “more approachable” to his constituents.
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