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The Crown Season 2 launch date announced by Neflix with a first look at the new series
Claire Foy is back as Queen Elizabeth II and is still struggling to deal with her burden of responsibility
THE second series of acclaimed Netflix drama The Crown will air on December 8, and a trailer for the new season promises more turbulent times for the Monarchy.
Claire Foy is back as Queen Elizabeth II and seems to still be struggling to deal with her burden of responsibility - along with making her marriage to Prince Philip (Matt Smith) work.
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The Queen even gets some valuable advice from Philip's uncle Lord Mountbatten (Greg Wise): "You've married a wild spirit. Trying to tame him is no use."
According to , the series will explore the "fragile social order" established after the Second World War which sees the fall of The Queen's third Prime Minister Harold Macmillan after the invasion of Egypt in the 1950s.
In the new trailer, The Queen declares: "I've been Queen for over ten years. And in that time I've had three prime ministers. Not one has lasted."
The lonely job at the top is made even more visible with Philip telling his wife: "Your mother, sister, country. The whole relentlessness of it all. The fact it never stops - not for a minute."
He goes on: "But is it not possible that among all those problems, there are some of us who are there for you no matter what."
The Queen responds curtly: "If only."
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With the revolutionary era of the Sixties approaching, the Queen's sister Princess Margaret (Vanessa Kirby) starts a flirtation with her eventual husband Antony Armstrong-Jones (Matthew Goode).
Fans from the previous series will recall her doomed romance with Peter Townsend.
There's also a few new faces, with Michael C. Hall making his Crown debut as US President John F. Kennedy.
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Since its debut, The Crown has been showered with critical acclaim and award nominations - it's up for three prestigious Emmys - Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress for Foy and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Lithgow.
Series writer Peter Morgan plans to tell the story over six seasons with this new series intending to focus more on Philip and how his upbringing "might have impacted him as a man, a father and as Prince Consort."
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