It’s a relic match for a queen.
Olivia Colman, who performed Queen Elizabeth II on Seasons 3 and 4 of Netflix’s The Crown, admitted to sneaking one merchandise from the set.
“On my first day on The Crown, which was about the stamp thing, there was an envelope on the desk, and it was, ‘To her Majesty, the Queen’ — and it had my face on a stamp,” she revealed on The Graham Norton Show, experiences the New York Post.
The memento seems within the opening scene of Season 3 — and it’s the primary time viewers catch a glimpse of Colman, 48, as Her Majesty. As Colman famous, her face is on the set piece, not Elizabeth’s.
The Oscar winner, who exited the collection in 2020, was as captivated by the souvenir in actual life as Elizabeth was within the scene.
A crew member reportedly took discover — and gave the stamp of approval for her to slide it residence.
“It was a lovely props person who said, ‘I’m not allowed to do this, but take that,’” Colman claimed.
Claire Foy, 38, portrayed Elizabeth on The Crown Seasons 1 and a couple of. Foy and Colman mirrored on the royal’s legacy when the queen died September 8 on the age of 96.
“I think that she was an incredible monarch,” Foy instructed the BBC. “She united people, and she was a massive symbol of continuity and dignity and grace.”
“My main feeling is just thinking about her as a mother and a grandmother and a great-grandmother, really,” the First Man actress added. “I’m very honoured to have been a teeny tiny, small part of her story.”
On Elizabeth’s legacy and repair to her nation, Colman instructed Variety, “I wouldn’t know where to begin with that.”
She continued: “She made a promise as a young woman, and she absolutely kept it with such dignity. We’re all incredibly impressed by what she did.”
The Crown Season 5 premiered in November, and Season 6 filming is underway.
This article initially appeared within the New York Post and was reproduced with permission.
Originally printed as Olivia Colman’s The Crown confession: ‘Not allowed’
