Another first. King Charles III hosted his first state visit as monarch on Tuesday, November 22, in London.
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Acknowledging the king! Dominic West ran into Queen Consort Camilla while filming The Crown — and she greeted the actor in a surprising way.
During an interview with the U.K. Radio Times on Monday, October 31, the British actor, 53 — who will play King Charles III in his prince days in the upcoming season of the Netflix series — revealed that after he ran into Camilla, 75, she lovingly referred to him as “Your Majesty.”
West also revealed on Monday that after being cast in the season 5 role, he offered his resignation as an ambassador for the Prince’s Trust in case of a conflict of interest. The charity — which was founded by King Charles, 73, in 1976 — is a nonprofit organization aimed at helping vulnerable young people get their lives on track.
Charles, however, refused West’s letter of resignation at the time, telling him, “You do what you like, you’re an actor. It’s nothing to do with us.”
“I think that’s probably how [Charles] regards it,” West explained. “I’ve been in a line to shake his hand a few times, and it’s fascinating. It’s very useful to meet the character you’re playing, obviously.”
The Crown, which first premiered in November 2016, follows the reign of Queen Elizabeth II — who died at age 96 in September — throughout the various chapters of her life. Created by Peter Morgan, the series was developed from the writer’s 2006 film The Queen and his 2016 stage play The Audience.
The first season of the drama covers the period from Elizabeth’s marriage to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with Clare Foy portraying the monarch from 1947 to 1955. Foy returned for the second installment of the series, which ran through the birth of Elizabeth’s youngest son Prince Edward in 1964. Seasons 3 and 4, meanwhile, feature Oli
Another first. King Charles III hosted his first state visit as monarch on Tuesday, November 22, in London.
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appears to have some haters. The monarch and his wife, , were the target of an egg-wielding man in the city of York on Wednesday morning. The 23-year-old with poor aim has been detained, the reports. were walking in the city of York when eggs were thrown in their direction as they entered the city through Micklegate Bar, a medieval gateway where monarchs are traditionally welcomed to the city. Although no eggs hit the or directly, video footage shows eggs being thrown with the intention to hit them.
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Out with the old and in with the new is a now familiar part of “The Crown” and its rotating cast, serving as a reminder of how rich the existing British acting pool is with its slew of recognizable faces. This series can also make careers as Emma Corrin and Vaness Kirby were launched into the stratosphere after her breakout performance as the young Diana Spencer and Princess Margaret.
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EXCLUSIVE: Prasanna Puwanarajah said he jumped at the opportunity to appear in The Crown portraying infamous television journalist Martin Bashir, pummeled by a BBC inquiry that condemned the “deceitful” methods he used to obtain the controversial 1995 Panorama TV interview with Princess Diana, because ”roles like that just don’t really exist for Asian actors.”
Royal growing pains? King Charles III didn’t always have a “warm and fuzzy” relationship with late mother Queen Elizabeth II, according to royal expert Christopher Andersen.
The Crown, Queen Consort Camilla Parker Bowles has demonstrated a few times that she seems to like—or at least, not mind—seeing herself and her loved ones on the screen.Dominic West, the English actor who will play Prince-now-King Charles III in of the series, recently revealed that when he talked to Parker Bowles last (at a party in 2021), she called him “Your Majesty,” a subdued wink-and-a-nod typical of Brits. Speaking to the , West also recounted that he offered to resign his post as ambassador for The Prince's Trust, one of Charles' charities, in case the role was seen as a conflict of interest.“You do what you like, you’re an actor. It’s nothing to do with us,” West said, summarizing a letter from the King's personal secretary.
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