17 "The Crown" Side-By-Sides That Show The Season 5 Cast Vs. The Real People

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1.Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown Season 5:

Imelda wearing a brimmed hat, eyeglasses and a three-strand pearl necklace
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The real Queen Elizabeth II giving her annus horribilis speech in 1992:

The Queen wearing a brimmed hat, eyeglasses and a three-strand pearl necklace
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2.Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip in The Crown Season 5:

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The real Prince Philip attending the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 1990:

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Tim Graham / Getty Images

3.Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret in The Crown Season 5:

Lesley in a formal pink dress with voluminous pink shoulders and a brooch
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The real Princess Margaret attending an event to support the NSPCC in London in 1992:

Princess Margaret in a formal pink dress with voluminous pink shoulders
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4.Dominic West as Prince Charles in The Crown Season 5:

Dominic wearing a tan suit as he sits at a table of food
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The real Prince Charles at the Seville Expo in 1992:

Prince Charles in a tan suit and polka dot tie
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5.Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in The Crown Season 5:

Elizabeth wearing a leopard-print bathing suit
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The real Princess Diana on a beach holiday in Necker in 1990:

Princess Diana wearing a leopard-print bathing suit and sunglasses
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6.Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles in The Crown Season 5:

Olivia with windswept hair
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The real Camilla Parker Bowles attending the Queen's Cup polo match in 1992:

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Mathieu Polak / Sygma / Getty Images

7.Marcia Warren as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in The Crown Season 5:

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The real Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother attending her 90th birthday tribute in 1990:

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Tim Graham / Getty Images

8.Senan West as Prince William in The Crown Season 5:

Senan is actually the real life son of Dominic West, who plays Prince Charles.

The real Prince William leaving Windsor Chapel after the traditional Easter service in 1992:

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Princess Diana Archive / Getty Images

9.Will Powell as Prince Harry in The Crown Season 5:

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Keith Bernstein / Netflix

The real Prince Harry arriving at Windsor Chapel for the wedding of Lady Helen Windsor in 1992:

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Princess Diana Archive / Getty Images

10.Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne in The Crown Season 5:

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Keith Bernstein / Netflix

The real Princess Anne in New York City in 1990:

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Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty Images

11.Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed in The Crown Season 5:

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Keith Bernstein / Netflix

The real Dodi Fayed attending an event in 1991:

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Barry King / WireImage / Getty Images

12.Salim Dau as Mohamed Al-Fayed in The Crown Season 5:

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Keith Bernstein / Netflix

The real Mohamed Al-Fayed attending a charity dinner in 1996:

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Princess Diana Archive / Getty Images

13.Jonny Lee Miller as Prime Minister John Major in The Crown Season 5:

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The real John Major outside the Admiralty Building in Westminster, London in 1992:

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Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images

14.Prasanna Puwanarajah as Martin Bashir in The Crown Season 5:

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The real Martin Bashir during the "An Interview with HRH the Princess of Wales" in 1995:

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15.James Murray as Prince Andrew in The Crown Season 5:

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Keith Bernstein / Netflix

The real Prince Andrew after the birth of his daughter in 1990:

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Tim Graham / Getty Images

16.Bertie Carvel as Prime Minister Tony Blair in The Crown Season 5:

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The real Tony Blair (and his wife Cherie) after being appointed prime minister in 1997:

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Richard Baker / In Pictures / Getty Images

17.And finally, Timothy Dalton as Peter Townsend in The Crown Season 5:

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The real Peter Townsend while visiting New York City on his book tour in 1978:

Similar to the show, in real life, Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend did reunite once 30 years later, before his death in 1995.