Claire Foy to reprise her role as Queen Elizabeth II for season 4 of 'The Crown'

Actor Claire Foy will reprise her role as Queen Elizabeth II in fourth season of Netflix series " Crown". According to DigitalSpy, actor, who won an Emmy for playing British monarch in first two seasons of royal drama, is back on sets filming what are expected to be flashback scenes for season four.

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show is recreating Queen's 21st birthday speech, which took place during a commonwealth tour of South Africa in 1947. Matt Smith, who played Prince Philip to Foy's Queen, was also seen filming with his co-star at Old Vic in Lungs. In recently-released season three, Foy was replaced by Acemy Award winner Olivia Colman. re are rumours that Colman will be succeeded by "Harry Potter" star Imelda Staunton in season five.

Also joining season four is "Sex Education" star Gillian Anderson as UK's first woman Prime Minister Maggie Thatcher, and newcomer Emma Corrin as Princess Diana.

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