{"id":38899,"date":"2023-12-14T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/?p=38899"},"modified":"2023-12-14T13:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:36:00","slug":"fans-bid-farewell-to-the-crown-as-final-chapter-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/2023\/12\/14\/fans-bid-farewell-to-the-crown-as-final-chapter-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans bid farewell to The Crown as &#8216;final chapter&#8217; releases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-crown-700x369.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-crown-700x369.jpg 700w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-crown-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-crown-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-crown-1536x810.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-crown-796x420.jpg 796w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-crown-640x338.jpg 640w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-crown-681x359.jpg 681w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-crown.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Crown has proved to be a huge hit for Netflix (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imelda Staunton&#8217;s two-series stint in the role of the late Queen Elizabeth II comes to an end this week, as The Crown draws to a close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The role has been previously been held by two other actresses, who have changed over to show the Queen aging throughout her life: Claire Foy and Olivia Colman both played younger iterations of Her Majesty, and will return for the finale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Users took to <em>X<\/em> to comment on the three versions of the Queen all appearing at once, with one joking that the the show was mirroring &#8216;Spiderman: No Way Home&#8217; which featured all three actors that had played Spiderman together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Her name is Elizabeth. The final chapter of The Crown is now streaming. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S1HPkYquOW\">pic.twitter.com\/S1HPkYquOW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Netflix (@netflix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1735208003220263109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Crown: No Way Home <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7BN3aNslWp\">https:\/\/t.co\/7BN3aNslWp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wendell (@RhodeToLove) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RhodeToLove\/status\/1735170777303904265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creator of the Netflix original series &#8211; which was once the most expensive show it had ever produced &#8211; Peter Morgan, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/the-crown-creator-season-six-b2448474.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/the-crown-creator-season-six-b2448474.html\">said<\/a> at the end of its run that he is &#8220;relieved&#8221; it is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The show has proved to be a huge hit for Netflix, attracting 107.7 million viewers globally in its fifth series alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it has had a slight decline in popularity this year, as the series six premiere had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tonifitzgerald\/2023\/11\/20\/fewer-viewers-tune-in-for-the-crown-season-6-premiere-on-netflix\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tonifitzgerald\/2023\/11\/20\/fewer-viewers-tune-in-for-the-crown-season-6-premiere-on-netflix\/\">35% less viewers<\/a> than the fifth series debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moving closer to the present day, the second half of the closing series will cover (now, King) Charles&#8217; wedding to Camilla Parker-Bowles and Princes William and Harry grieving the loss of their mother, Princess Diana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imelda Staunton&#8217;s two-series stint in the role of the late Queen Elizabeth II comes to an end this week, as The Crown draws to a close. 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