The Crown's Helena Bonham Carter was terrified to take up such a celebrated role

new season of Netflix show,  Crown, was recently released and has been streaming on OTT site. first two seasons had Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II, Matt Smith as Prince Philip, and Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret. For third season, with a leap, Olivia Coleman, Tobias Menzies, and Helena Bonham Carter have taken up respective roles of royals.

Helena and Tobias' preparation for role:

Helena Bonham Carter, in an interview with a leading news portal, talked about how she, Olivia, and Tobias were terrified to take roles that were already celebrated and loved. se characters are played by actors who are loved. She talked about how people have given warmth to both Claire Foy and Vanessa, so it was scary to follow ir footsteps. 

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Helena also shared her rituals before she takes on a historical character. She shared that she visits her aunt who is a graphologist. She had Margaret's handwriting analyzed by her. She also visits a friend who is an astrologer, helping her with crucial elements of Margaret's character. Carter also approached a psychic before accepting role. Carter's perfectionist side can be understood when she even bought perfume that Princess Margaret used to wear. 

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Season 3 will also see relationship between Queen and Princess Margaret becoming warmer and stronger. Bonham Carter shared that y had a close, loving, and respectful relationship. This is what Olivia Coleman and Helena had tried ir best to portray in new season.

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Tobias Menzies, who is playing role of Prince Philip Mountbatten, shared that he first tried to copy mannerisms and way of speaking of Royal. He next went into internal mechanisms of what makes to be Philip. Tobias shared that he saw many audio clips and videos to try and get his actions. Tobias aimed to be close but natural with his acting. Tobias shared his observations regarding Philip's ways and mannerisms.

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Tobias talked about how Royal couple seems to be quite  opposite of each or. While Queen has a cool temperament, Prince takes on a little hot side of relationship. first two seasons of  show also had instances about ir marri and problems that y faced. Menzies talked about how this season will portray a relatively stable relationship between Philip and Elizabeth. 

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