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Who are the new Royal lookalikes on season 5 of the Crown?-Keith Watson-Entertainment – Metro
Who’s in and who’s out – and do they look like their real-life royal counterpart?
Who’s in and who’s out – and do they look like their real-life royal counterpart? (Picture: Netflix/ Metro.co.uk)
As it travels through the decades, The Crown magics up more character regenerations than Doctor Who.
Every season or two, the whole cast is switched out for a brand new (and slightly older) set of royal lookalikes, and now the action has reached the 1990s, it’s high time for a reshuffle.
We’ve seen Her Majesty transform from Claire Foy to Olivia Coleman, Prince Phillip played by House of the Dragon actor Matt Smith and Game of Throne’s Tobias Menzies, and King Charles grow from a chubby-cheeked toddler into a fittingly gangly Josh O’ Connor.
But which actors are next in line? And how do they match up to their blue-blooded counterparts?
We take a look at latest bunch of actors picking up the royal mantle in season five and see who’s got the look and who’s more of a passing resemblance.
Imelda Staunton as The Queen
Olivia Colman bows out to make way for Imelda Staunton as the Queen (Picture: Netflix)
Imelda Staunton catches Lilibet’s stoic expression spot on. It’s just a shame that in scenes with the towering Philip and Diana she looks like she’s shrunk in the wash.
Lookalike score: 7
Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales
Emma Corrin replaces Elizabeth Debicki to play Princess Diana (Picture: Netflix)
She nails Diana’s famed pout and coy glance but, at a towering 6ft 3ins – five inches more than the real thing – Debicki makes the Windsors look tiny. But maybe that’s the point.
Lookalike score: 8
Dominic West as King Charles
Dominic West takes over from Josh O’ Connor to fulfill the role of the future King (Picture: Netflix)
Here’s a Charles we could get steamed up about, talking tampons with Camilla, banging about thrusting change… But West’s resemblance to actual Charles is passing at best.
Lookalike score: 3
Jonathan Pryce as Prince Phillip
Jonathan Pryce supersedes Tobias Menzies to portray Prince Philip (Picture: Netflix)
Pryce is only on nodding terms with Prince Philip looks-wise. But he gives such a persuasively cranky turn you forget what the actual Duke of Edinburgh looked like.
Lookalike score: 8
Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret
Helena Bonham Carter is out, Lesley Manville is in as Princess Margaret (Picture: Netflix)
Manville’s Mags is a sad, shrunken version of the former party princess. It’s when she lets the Queen have both barrels about past misdemeanours that she looks the part.
Lookalike score: 6
Marcia Warren as The Queen Mother
Marcia Warren has been cast as the Queen Mother, previously played by Marion Bailey, left (Picture: Netflix)
The make-up department clearly had run out of wigs and the fab Marcia Warren looks more QD Stores than QM. But she gives the character a twinkly verve that brings her to life.
Lookalike score: 0
Olivia Williams as Camilla
Emerald Fennell is replaced by Olivia Williams as Camilla (Picture: Netflix)
Olivia Williams disappears so completely into Camilla that I actually thought Camilla was playing herself. Come on, you wouldn’t put it past her.
Lookalike score: 10
The Corgis as The Corgis
Royal corgis Lily and Prince return to each of their roles (Picture: Netflix)
Brilliant casting – they’re the absolute spit. Star corgis Lily and Prince demand cheddar cheese rewards during filming – getting through an entire block a day.
Lookalike score: 10
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