Our Crowning glory
LIKE an entertainment snowball rolling down hill, Netflix drama The Crown seems unstoppable, gathering plaudits and awards as it rolls past its fourth season.
Yesterday the drama triumphed at the 78th Golden Globes, gaining four awards and honouring stars Josh O’Connor, Emma Corrin and Gillian Anderson, and adding to a grand total of 10 British gongs.
Our film industry has been hit hard by the pandemic so it is heartwarming to see it get such a boost. Well done all.
CONGRATULATIONS to Golden Globe winner Emma Corrin.
In The Crown she turned in a mesmerisingly accurate performance as Princess Diana, who died less than two years after gifted Emma was born.
Taking into account her youth – she’s 25 – the adrenalin coursing through her veins and the unsettling weirdness of accepting a prestigious international award from the sofa in her front room, she can be forgiven for effusively thanking Diana for her gong.
She may have made it sound as if Diana’s sole purpose was to pave the way for her own award, but with our new-found pandemic spirit I’m happy to overlook the content and focus on the joy.
MYANMAR’S Aung San Suu Kyi was yesterday seen for the first time since being detained in a military coup a month ago. The ousted leader, 75, appeared in court via video link to face extra charges of causing fear and alarm. And as protesters took to the streets again – despite Sunday’s deadliest day yet, with 18 killed – Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab attacked the military junta, saying: “The people want their voices heard, and show huge bravery.”