The Queen’s 1947 wedding brought back to life in £100m Netflix drama

As 9th September draws ever closer, when Her Majesty will overtake Queen Victoria as the country’s longest-reigning monarch, there’s no end to the amount of retrospective coverage; looking back over her 63-year reign and its highs and lows.
Now, US-based streaming service Netflix are set to take advantage of the royal fanfare in a £100m drama, The Crown – tracing The Queen’s reign from her wedding to The Duke of Edinburgh in 1947 through to the present day.
The 60-episode series, which is expected to air next year, will star Claire Foy as the 21-year old Princess Elizabeth and former Doctor Who star Matt Smith will play the young Duke of Edinburgh. Foy has already experienced royal portrayal earlier this year, starring as a young Anne Boleyn in the BBC’s historical drama, Wolf Hall.
Groups of extras, dressed in authentic 1940s attire, lined the streets outside Ely Cathedral on Wednesday as filming began of the original royal wedding. The cathedral, built over 700 years ago, is acting as an ‘alternative Westminster Abbey’ backdrop for the spectacular royal event and the set was a true mashup of modern and vintage as modern green screens and vintage 1940’s cameras mixed.

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