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25 Photos Of The Crown Season 5 Cast Vs. Their IRL Counterparts

The actors of the Netflix series have been swapped out yet again.

Updated: Feb. 20, 2024

Originally Published: November 9, 2022

25 Photos Of The Crown Season 5 Cast vs. Their IRL Counterparts

Keith Bernstein

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In The Crown Season 5, a new cast of stars portrays the Royal Family and those close to them in the ’90s. Imelda Staunton plays Queen Elizabeth II this time around.

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The Queen, who passed away on Sept. 8, was England’s longest-reigning monarch. In The Crown Season 5, she celebrates 40 years on the throne and faces some of her greatest challenges yet in her annus horribilis.

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