Published 15:10 IST, December 1st 2019
UK locations that gained popularity among tourists after The Crown's success
The Crown web series shot major scenes at these locations in the UK after which they became some of the most famous tourist destinations. Read on for details.
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Crown is a British-American Netflix series which based on life of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II and how she came into power. show focuses on political rivalries, her personal life and decisions that shaped up second half of second century. show is created and written by Peter Morgan. TV show is an aption of Peter's film Queen and his play Audience. Recently, Crown aired its third season on vember 17, 2019, releasing 10 episodes. show is also famous for its shoot locations throughout UK, let's take a look at locations where major scenes of Netflix show have been shot at.
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Crown shoot locations
Netflix series Crown is filmed at UK majorly but location shoots take place at international locales as well. shoot for Buckingham Palace was done at Lancaster House while some scenes were filmed at Wilton House in Wiltshire and Wdesdon Mar (for interior scenes) as well. University of Greenwich was an important location for show as it is scene where Lord Mountbatten visits Prince Charles.
For Investiture of Prince of Wales scene, real-life location was used (Caernarfon Castle). funeral of Prime Minister Winston Churchill scene from season 3 was filmed at Winchester Cadral in Hampshire. White House scenes were filmed at Hylands House in Essex to showcase Princess Margaret meet President Lyndon B Johnson. real-life tragic Aberfan disaster was filmed at Cwmaman in Wales’s Cyn Valle which is few miles away from actual site of devastation.
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All about Crown series and Crown season 3
show has garnered numerous awards and accoles including Top 10 TV Programs of Year during American Film Institute Awards in 2016 and 2017, Best Television Series – Drama during Golden Globe Awards and Satellite Awards in 2017, Best Online First/Streaming during Brocasting Press Guild Awards in 2017. Numerous accoles have come to actors in show throughout show's two seasons.
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Crown series recently released its third season spans between 1964 and 1977 while fourth season for which crown fans don't need to wait for long will see introduction of Ly Diana Spencer. Covering life of Queen Elizabeth II, season 3 and 4 will see Olivia Colman as Queen, Harry Potter fame Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret and Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip. Season 3 has been receiving a massive positive response from fans for Queen Elizabeth's portrayal as well as Aberfan disaster.
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