OTHER KEY PLAYERS

TOMMY LASCELLES

(Pip Torrens) The Queen’s private secretary, a Machiavellian figure, is there to protect the monarch no matter who he offends.

LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN

(Greg Wise) Philip’s ambitious uncle, he urges his nephew to ensure their royal children will bear the Mountbatten name.

CLEMENTINE CHURCHILL

(Harriet Walter) Churchill’s beloved wife encourages him to give up being prime minister as his health deteriorates.

PETER TOWNSEND

(Ben Miles) The divorced equerry and RAF hero who steals Princess Margaret’s heart; he’s there for her when her father dies.