Her Majesty The Queen is back and she is lookingverydifferent.
Golden Globe and Emmy-winning actressClaire Foywill be passing her Queen Elizabeth II crown to Oscar-winning actressOlivia Colman.
Show creator Peter Morgan hinted at this cast-changing decision even before the Season 1 premiere.

“you’ve got the option to’t ask someone to act middle-aged.
Someone has to bring their own fatigue to it,” Morgan toldVariety.
“The feelings we all have as 50-year-olds are different than the feelings we all have as 30-year-olds.”

Alright, release the royal corgis!
Who is in The Crown’s new Season 3 cast?
Deadlinefirst announced the new recasts in 2017, with news of Colman taking over asQueen Elizabeth.

But due to scheduling conflicts,Outlander’s andGame of Thrones’Tobias Menzies, was cast instead.
Charles Dance will also play Lord Mountbatten.
(FYIThe Crownshares the samecasting directorasGame of Thrones.)

Vanity Fairpreviously speculated that the series would time-jump to the 1970s.
But based onVariety’s reports, the new season will allegedly cover the years between 1964 to 1976.
Fingers crossed we’ll find out which royals experimented with psychedelic drugs.

Production filmed the 1972 Battle of Saltley Gate, too, according toDaily Mail.
Colman did confirm inVanity Fairthat the series would reenact Queen Elizabeth’s 1972 state visit to France.
Based on aNew York Timesreport, the visit marked British’s entry into the Common Market.

Did the Duke of Edinburgh cheat on our sovereign with a ballerina?
It’s not certain.
Is Philip really an insecure man-child in real life?

In the episode’s end scene, temporary chaos ensues as the Mountbatten-Windsors scramble together for a group portrait.
Philip shouts at everyone to pay attention, and Elizabeth silently grins and holds his hand.
They’re older, more mature."

However, viewers haven’t seen the last of Philip’s meltdowns.
TheTelegraphreported how Armstrong-Jones was allegedly “too much his own man to walk two paces behind his wife.”
The main culprit of their downfall?Infidelity and lots of it.

Journalist Clive Irving, a friend of Armstrong-Jones, wrote a piece forThe Daily Beastexploring the royal split.
The crew also interviewed Aberfan locals “to ensure the drama treats the community with respect.”
enters the royal family’s world this season.

The future Duchess of Cornwall may be introduced during thepolo matchwhere she allegedly first met Prince Charles in 1970.
Other reports cite they actually met through a mutual friend in 1971, according toE!
Fennell is also known for her work off-screen as thehead writeronKilling Eveseason two.

Anne, played byErin Dohertyin Season 3, was originally second-in-line for the throne.
According toPeople, she is “a frugal, hard-working, tough-as-nails royal.”
At 23, she was the first child of the queen to get married.

She was also the first royal to compete in the Olympics.
She was on the British equestrian team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
We may also see her 1974 attempted kidnapping.

Where will the Windsors travel to this season?
This is also allegedly confirmed byDigital Spy, who shared images of Colman in front of a French flag.
“Varietyalso disclosed how each episode costs about 5 million pounds ($7 million) to produce.

However, show creator Peter Morgan begs to differ.
“It’s perfectly healthy, but there are many, many television programs with larger budgets.”
It will also redo the set for Parliament’s 10 Downing Street offices.

TheIndependentshared that at 48, he was the youngest prime minister to take office in 70 years.
Based on the sameGuardianarticle, Wilson also “kept Britain out of the Vietnam war.”
He also reportedly “kept a photograph of himself with her in his wallet until it almost disintegrated.”

Will Princess Diana be in Season 3 of The Crown?
The short answer: no.
Casting director Nina Gold alsoconfirmed this.
I will strive to do her justice.”
“We all have a responsibility to do what we can to ensure that these issues are tackled.”
Mackie added that production would fix this disparity starting with Olivia Colman’s season.
Nevertheless, long live the queen and may she cash in that fat paycheck!
What is The Crown Season 3 release date?
Mark your calendars and stock up on your Pimm’s cup ingredients.
NetflixrevealedSeason 3 will premiere Sunday, November 17.
Americans can rejoice that the new episodes will drop just in time for a Thanksgiving holiday binge.
Colman’s solemn expression in the teaser brings up one of the challenges she faced while portraying Elizabeth.
“I’m sort of not listening to what [the other actors are] saying.
I’m trying so hard to tune into the shipping forecast and not cry.”