The Martin Bashir interview would potentially be extremely controversial territory for The Crown to cover. However, another source claimed it was too early to confirm or deny. The Crown's season 5 episodes are believed to run through to August 1997, when Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris, France, alongside boyfriend, millionaire businessman Dodi Fayed.Ī T elegraph source claimed Diana's infamous Martin Bashir interview in 1995 will also feature prominently as her relationship with Charles gets more bitter, including how Diana was allegedly "groomed" into agreeing to the BBC chat. My stomach, meanwhile, is doing somersaults."ĭuring that time there were three family divorces, as well as a fire that tore through the familial home of Windsor Castle. "Hopefully I look calm, collected and capable. "I will do my upmost to maintain the very high standard that they set," she said.
Imelda Staunton herself confirmed the news in her first "Royal address" as the new Queen Elizabeth II. Season five is slated to be released in November 2022. The Crown season 5 release date: When will it air? "There is absolutely no struggle to cast any role for season five of The Crown and it is normal practice for productions to advertise in Spotlight," a Crown representative told TheWrap. There were reports that the casting of Andrew, who has found himself repeatedly under fire for sex-abuse allegations (which the royal has denied) and his friendship with convicted paedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, was proving difficult after a casting call for the role was spotted on the audition database Spotlight. Other people that have yet to be cast are the Queen Mother and the Queen's other children: Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.