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" Since Downton Abbey finished on its sixth season at the end of last year, there&amp;#039;s been a period-drama-filled gap in our lives. Step in The Crown, Netflix&amp;#039;s new series about a young Queen Elizabeth II as she navigates life as a newly crowned monarch, young\u00A0wife and mother, as well as her complicated relationship with the prime minister.\u00A0 1. It stars Claire Foy as the Queen and Matt Smith as Prince Philip. It will also co-star\u00A0John Lithgow as Sir Winston Churchill, Victoria\u00A0Hamilton as the Queen Mother, Jared Harris as King George VI and\u00A0Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret. 2. It&amp;#039;s already been commissioned for six series.\u00A0Spanning the Queen&amp;#039;s\u00A0coronation in 1947 to the present day,\u00A0The Crown\u00A0will tell\u00A0&amp;quot;the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world \u2013 Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street \u2013 and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century.&amp;quot;\u00A0 3. It&amp;#039;s Netflix&amp;#039;s most expensive show yet, costing a reported \u00A3100 million to make.\u00A0The dress worn in the wedding scenes by actress Claire Foy is likely more expensive than the dress worn by the Queen herself in real life, as she stuck to the strict fabric\u00A0rationing rules\u00A0of a wartime bride.\u00A0 4. It was filmed in Cambridge and London. The cast have been spotted filming scenes at Ely Cathedral (standing in for Westminster Abbey), Southwark Cathedral and the\u00A0Lyceum Theatre.\u00A0 5. It comes from an\u00A0Oscar-winning team.\u00A0The Crown has been written by Peter Morgan and producer Andy Harries, the duo\u00A0behind another royal biopic, 2006&amp;#039;s\u00A0The Queen\u00A0starring Helen Mirren.\u00A0 *** MORE ROYAL FAMILY The Royal Tour of India and Bhutan The Queen owns 200 handbags from this brand Prince George&amp;#039;s photo album   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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