“I was relieved that I then [already] had a week off.
Anyway, filming stopped.
Jonathan Prycehas taken over the role of the Queen’s late husband, Prince Philip, on the show.
Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II on ‘The Crown’.Netflix
We finished filming, and the company had a minute’s silence, and went our own ways.
I felt a loss, I really did.
The Queen’s very unwell.'
We didn’t shoot at all, out of respect.”
“I was in my hotel room, watching the BBC.
I felt that very strange pull that people felt when they weren’t [in the U.K.].
I know a lot of the cast and crew felt like that.”
More than 250,000 lined up to see the Queen’s body, some waiting 24 hours to do so.
“It just really moved me,” says the actress.
“I almost can’t talk about it without crying.
I don’t think I’ll ever forget that.”
So much of it was so moving."
Netflix will premiere season 5 of the series Nov. 9.
