Imelda Staunton has a daunting role ahead of her. The actress is taking over for Claire Foy and Olivia Colman to play Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown” and, unsurprisingly, she’s a little nervous.
Staunton tells the Sun, “When Claire was in the first series, to all of us that felt like history. Then following on from that with Olivia, again it seems like history. “Now we start in 1991 playing someone much more recent.
That’s the extra challenge I have, people saying, ‘Oh, I don’t think she’s like that at all,'” according to the Daily Mail. RELATED: ‘The Crown”s Production Designer Took A Public Tour Of Buckingham Palace For Inspiration Staunton also says she hopes Her Majesty doesn’t tune in to watch her performance, telling the paper:
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