Netflix is showing off the first official photos of The Crown season six’s Prince William and Kate Middleton. The streaming service released four photos of Ed McVey as Prince William and Meg Bellamy as Kate Middleton, showing the Royal couple during their early days of dating.
McVey and Bellamy shot some of their scenes in locations where Kate and William hung out. They even filmed a scene at the Northpoint Cafe where William and Kate met in 2001.
Prince William and Kate Middleton married in 2011, are the parents of three heirs to the throne, and became the Prince and Princess of Wales in September 2022 following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Rufus Kampa plays Prince William at age 15, with McVey taking over the role and portraying William in his college years. McVey is making his professional screen debut with The Crown, but has appeared on stage at The Old Vic. He graduated from the Drama Centre London in 2021.
Meg Bellamy is also a newcomer to screen roles. Bellamy responded to a casting call on social media and earned the role of Kate Middleton after submitting an audition tape.
McVey, Bellamy, and Kampa join a cast that includes Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Dominic West as Prince Charles, and Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana. Claudia Harrison plays Princess Anne, Olivia Williams is Camilla Parker Bowles, Bertie Carvel is Tony Blair, Salim Daw is Mohamed Al Fayed, and Khalid Abdalla is Dodi Fayed. Flynn Edwards plays a younger Prince Harry and Luther Ford plays him slightly older.
Peter Morgan created the series and serves as writer and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Suzanne Mackie, Andy Harries, Stephen Daldry, Matthew Byam Shaw, and Robert Fox.
The final season of the critically acclaimed, award-winning drama will premiere later this year.
Netflix teased the new 10-episode season with this description:
“Inspired by real events, The Crown is a fictional dramatization of the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign.
As The Crown enters a new decade, Prince William starts at University in St Andrew’s, determined to lead as normal a life as possible while he still can. Also beginning life as a University student is Kate Middleton from Berkshire. As the pair meet for the first time on campus, a new romance and a new future for The Crown begins.”
