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God save the Queen!
Now that season 2 is streaming, heres your chance to dive into the merry lives of Windsor.
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Hyde Park CornerWhen the King dies, Elizabeth and Philip cut their Commonwealth tour short to mourn.
(Divine right, indeed.)
The Queen is pressured to ask him to step down.
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We wont judge if you want to replay that scene again and again.
Elizabeths sister Margaret has fallen in love with equerry Peter Townsend.
Its a sartorial achievement, at the very least.
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Abroad, the pair have an argument (row?)
The couple reconcile by the time they attend Churchills 80th-birthday dinner, a milestone Churchill tries to ignore.
Sorry about the portrait, Graham Sutherland!Crowning Achievement:Saving a royal marriage counts, doesnt it?
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Churchill resigns, leaving Anthony Eden (Jeremy Northam) the new prime minister.
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The Queen faces troubles both at home and abroad, but some are more personal than others.
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BerylMargaret finds a new paramour in Antony Tony Armstrong-Jones, a seductive photographer.
Yes, hes played by Matthew Goode (!!!
(Then again, why would she stare?)
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She even meets with British citizens alongside her corgis, of course.
Its not betrayal ifEdwardbetrayed the family first, right?Right?
If only there were another law she had to uphold!
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Dear Mrs. KennedyThe Kennedys well, mainly Jackie (Jodi Balfour) dazzle Buckingham Palace.
Its her most triumphant moment and its all in her smile.
So, good luck, Chuck.
Long live the multitasking Queen.
And Elizabeth isnt her first royal: In the 2012 filmHyde Park on Hudson, she played Elizabeths mother.
Colman, it seems, truly is destined for greatness.
The Crownseason 1 and 2 are streaming now on Netflix.
