The red carpet of The Crown 6, Meg Bellamy and Ed McVey as Kate and William

There is very little time left until the sixth season debuts on Netflix The Crownstarting on November 16and many of the fans’ expectations are all for the new royal couple of the series, Kate Middleton and Prince William, played by Meg Bellamy and Ed McVey.

The two actors have just walked the red carpet of the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, together with the rest of the cast, for the official presentation of the show, and there are many expectations about them. According to Deadline, Bellamy, still practically unknown, would have obtained the role of Kate by participating in a casting on social media, then improve by sending self-recorded videos. Of McVey, however, we know that he comes from world of theatre. After studying at Drama Center London, in 2021 he began working in small roles until an opportunity came along that could change his life.

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Kate Middleton, who no longer wants to seem like “a fairytale princess but a woman of power”
The Princess of Wales fears that in the final season of The Crown she will only be described as a privileged and in love girl: “She wants to anticipate the criticism that her image will suffer,” said an insider

Who knows if it will really go like this. For now it is certain that The Crown 6 it has already caused a bit of havoc. Many, for example, didn’t like the fact that there was talk of the death of Lady Diana, a traumatic event, not only for members of the royal family. “Was the most disturbing time of our young lives», wrote the journalist Angela Mollard on Daily Mail, “I can’t bear to be brought back to all that anger and emotion, and I know I’m not alone.” However, it is not only the drama of this event (which – the production assures – will not be staged) but also the appearance of Kate and William and, above all, how she will be described that creates some concern in real environments. “Kate will probably be described as a very privileged, lovesick young woman,” an insider told Us Weekly, and for this reason in real life she doesn’t want to be seen only as William’s wife. «He is changing his style in an attempt to win over people and also for anticipate the beating he feels his image will take when will the new season of The Crown».

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Kate Middleton and William (by The Crown): the looks you don’t expect from the Princes of Wales
Did you think you would never see Kate Middleton in a slipdress with a particularly daring neckline? And instead, here she is in the spotlight on the red carpet in Los Angeles, arm in arm with William, cool in black & white, for the premiere of the sixth season of The Crown. Clearly they are not the “real” royals, but the alter egos in the series…

A beating that the Princess of Wales would greatly fear, after having worked for years to get to the point where she is now, a future queen much loved and fully aware of such popularity. Luckily they don’t watch the series at Buckingham Palace. Or at least that’s what they say…

Source: Vanity Fair

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