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Claire Foy in "The Crown" (2016-2017)

In recent years, the most famous depiction of the Royal Family has been seen on Netflix's "The Crown". Debuting in 2016 as the then most expensive Netflix show to date, the series has been both awarded and reviled for its speculative portrayal of the life of the Windsors behind closed doors.

"The Crown" has consistently been praised for its miraculous casting, starting with Claire Foy playing the youngest iteration of the monarch. She won two Emmy Awards for the portrayal, with a further nomination before that.

Foy brought the expected stiff upper lip, but her youthful and tender portrayal of The Queen allowed the public to view the monarch in a new light. From flirty scenes between her and Philip, to explorations of the sisterhood between her and Princess Margaret (Vanessa Kirby), Foy's warmer approach to Elizabeth displayed a side of the monarch we're so rarely shown.

Princess Anne has previously said that she watched earlier episodes of the show and found them quite interesting, so we might even be able to class Claire Foy's performance as having the Royal seal of approval.

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