Palace intrigue galore
FEW TV shows have transfixed the world like The Crown. The Peter Morgan created Netflix drama is equal parts fiction and non-fiction, and trying to decipher what is and what isn’t true has become a favourite pastime for fans.
With the fourth season premiering today, it’s time to dive in and tease what you can expect from this season, which will span the 1980s, a very hectic decade for the British royal family.
DIANA, DIANA, DIANA
I think most of us have been waiting with bated breath for this season, simply because we are finally getting to see Lady Diana Spencer becoming Princess Diana of Wales. Ever since the casting of Emma Corrin, who looks uncanningly like Diana, we have been practically chomping at the bit with anticipation. Most of us fear whether Emma will impress as Diana, like how Josh O’Connor and Erin Doherty did as Prince Charles and Princess Anne, respectively. Early reviews say we shouldn’t be worried – she more than exceeds expectations. Apparently she embodies everything about Diana so perfectly, many of us are likely to do a double take when she appears on screen. We will get to meet Diana as a young girl, as a teenager, the engagement and struggles with bulimia. We will also see the star-making scenes of the tour to Australia and New Zealand, which cemented Diana as the true star of the British royal family.
MARGARET THATCHER
The Iron Lady is still one of the most polarising figures in the history of politics. Margaret Thatcher is portrayed by Gillian Anderson and while many initially thought this was a miscast, the last trailer proved she is more than capable of playing Britain’s first female prime minister. It is said that Queen Elizabeth and Thatcher had a very tumultuous relationship, thanks to them being the same age and also Thatcher not being one to mince her words, monarch or not. The two famously agreed on the Falklands War and then famously clashed on sanctions against apartheid South Africa. Obviously this is great fodder for drama. I look forward to how Olivia Colman and Anderson approach the scenes. I am expecting fireworks and the best face acting of the year. It will likely be a lesson on how to perfect resting bitch face.
PRINCESS MARGARET
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