By the end of episode one, the series has jumped forward a few years to 1979 where it depicts the assassination of Lord Mountbatten (Charles Dance).
In a scene following the bombing, he is shown reading a letter from his grandfather, who is seen to write it within days of his death.
“It was one of those moments on The Crown that are kind of ethereal, almost mythological in their specialness.”
Season four of the Netflix drama begins in 1977, shortly after Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 25th year on the throne.
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