Olivia Colman

After Claire Foy, it was Olivia’s turn to take the throne in the more controversial and heavily fictionalised third and fourth series of The Crown, depicting the sovereign’s supposed relationship with headstrong prime minister Margaret Thatcher (Gillian Anderson) and a young Lady Diana Spencer (Emma Corrin). In spite of the accusations of historical inaccuracy, Oscarwinner Olivia was still full of admiration for her character. ‘Having played the Queen, I have become slightly in love with her,’ she said.

‘“I have become slightly in love with her,” says Olivia Colman’