Paul Bettany was believed to be ‘in talks’ with Netflix about playing Prince Phillip, taking over from former the Doctor Who actor Smith.
As anyone who watches The Crown knows, there’s a relatively significant time-jump between each season of 10 years.
Along with Prince Phillip, still to be cast are the Queen Mother (previously played by Victoria Hamilton) and Margaret’s husband, Antony Armstrong-Jones (Matthew Goode).
“You start meeting Camilla Parker Bowles in season three,” producer Suzanne Mackie said recently.