Game Of Thrones’ Jonathan Pryce is set to play Prince Philip in season 5 and 6 of The Crown.
The actor, who featured as The High Sparrow in the HBO fantasy epic, succeeds Tobias Menzies and Matt Smith as the Duke of Edinburgh.
Jonathan will star opposite Imelda Staunton, who has been named as the show’s next Queen Elizabeth II, replacing Olivia Colman.
It’s also been revealed that Lesley Manville will be joining the cast as Princess Margaret for the remaining two series.
Jonathan has won two Tony Awards during his impressive career, and has also been nominated for an Oscar for his performance in The Two Popes (2019).
Last month, Netflix announced a sixth series of The Crown is on the way, however it will be the final chapter of the beloved drama.
Confirming the news on Twitter, the streaming giant said: ‘News from the palace: we can confirm there will be a sixth (and final) season of @TheCrownNetflix, in addition to the previously announced five!’
Writer and creator Peter Morgan said: ‘As we started to discuss the storylines for Series 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons.’
Netflix went on to clarify: ‘So to summarise – we’ll have one more season with Queen Olivia Colman, before she passes the crown to Imelda Staunton.
‘We’re just half way through! Lovely.’
The Crown is available to stream on Netflix.
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