The Crown wants to cast a college-aged Kate Middleton look-alike for Season 6
When Peter Morgan originally envisioned his popular Netflix series The Crown, his intention was to end the series in Season 5, around the election of Tony Blair in 1997, which would also coincide with the death of Princess Diana later that summer. Something happened in 2020 though, I don’t know if Netflix offered Morgan more money or if he just thought better of it and wanted to tell the story of what happened to the monarchy in the wake of Diana’s death, but he ended up extending his vision and he agreed to do a Season 6. It is strongly believed that the show will end after Season 6. Which is just a reminder that Season 5 – the John Major years – will be completely bonkers. It comes out later this year, just in time to completely f–k up whatever Charles thinks he’s doing. Anyway, the Daily Mail now claims that they’re looking for a young Kate Middleton look-alike to play a college-era version of Kate in Season 6.
The Crown bosses are reportedly on the hunt for a ‘stunning’ actress who can play a young Kate Middleton in the sixth season of the Netflix drama. The show recently issued a casting call looking for ‘exceptional young actors’ to play Prince William and Prince Harry aged 16-21.
According to The Sun, bosses are also hoping to find an actress who can play the Duchess of Cambridge so they can depict her and William’s blossoming romance while they were students at the University of St Andrews.
A source said: ‘Having the Duchess of Cambridge is an easy win for The Crown, as it will get more people watching. Particularly as it will show her relationship with William as their romance starts to blossom when they were both students. But since she’s not a crucial part of the storyline, Kate’s presence is a bonus. They’ll only cast her if they can find the right candidate.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Netflix for comment.
It comes after the casting call for William and Harry said the roles in the drama are ‘significant’ indicating there may be storylines effecting the young Prince’s lives in the late nineties and early noughties.
I would think casting for an 18-22-year-old Kate would be pretty easy? By that I mean, lots of girls look like Kate. She doesn’t have a unique look, nor did she have a unique look when she was a college student. I wonder if they’ll show that infamous fashion show where Kate strutted around in a flimsy dress to get William’s attention? I wonder if Morgan will have a critical eye towards William and Kate’s courtship, like Robert Lacey did? Lacey made it sound like Kate stalked William for years, throwing herself into his path repeatedly before he noticed her. Hm, this could get good.
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PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MIDDLETON SPLIT British heir PRINCE WILLIAM and his girlfriend KATE MIDDLETON have ended their high profile relationship, according to reports. The pair met while at university together in St Andrews, Scotland in 2001 and were expected to announce their engagement this year (07). But the relationship appears to have floundered in recent months as Middleton, 25 has increasingly become the subject of media intrusion – and the 24-year-old prince has been photographed enjoying nights out with Army friends. A close friend of the couple tells The Sun newspaper, “As far as Kate is concerned, William simply hasn’t been paying her enough attention. She is stuck in London while he is living in an officer’s mess in Dorset. Kate feels hugely frustrated that heir relationship just seems to be going backwards at a rate of knots. “At university they were living together. Now, they are lucky if they see each other once a week. “When he does get a night off, it appears to Kate that William would rather spend time drinking with his new-found Army pals.” Middleton meanwhile has had to contend with paparazzi photographers watching the every move of Britain’s ‘future Queen’. The friend adds “Kate suddenly found herself at the centre of intense speculation. And, for the first time in their long relationship, she really became the story. Kate was seen as fair game for photographers and there was very little William could do to protect her.” The break-up is thought to be amicable. Middleton is currently being comforted by her family. (IG/WNTSU) Kate Middleton leaving home to go to work London, England – 13.12.06 Featuring: PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MIDDLETON SPLIT Where: London, United Kingdom When: 13 Dec 2006 Credit: WENN
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