Imelda Staunton has revealed how The Crown cast learned of Quen Elizabeth II’s death-.
Apearing on The Graham Norton Show on Dec. 15, Staunton disclosed that she was filming the royal drama’s sixth and final season when the cast were informed of the late monarch’s passing
“Lesley Manville, who plays Princess Margaret, and myself were filming, and at lunchtime we were told we might hear some sad news,” she said.
Staunton added that, while at first confused, the cast was later told that the “sad news” in question was related to the Queen’s death.
“We carried on and finished the day … and weirdly, in the schedule, I had ten days off, which was the then days of mourning,” she continued. “I was inconsolable that night. And I would have been sad, but obviously, I think it was fuelled by living with her for so long.”