New Crown Season 4 Images Reveal Margaret Thatcher

Today Netflix released first look images from the much anticipated fourth series of The Crown which debuts Emma Corrin as Princess Diana and Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher.

Olivia Colman continues her reign as her Majesty, in the award winning fourth instalment the inside story of the decades-long reign of Queen Elizabeth II and the struggle between her private and public self. The series focuses on the personal intrigues, romances, and political rivalries behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th Century. The series isn’t simply about the monarchy, but is about an empire in decline, a world in disarray, and the dawn of a new era.

Depending on your political views the image of Gillian Anderson as the Iron Lady will intrigue or give you nightmares. Whatever your view you can’t deny it was an iconic image, with a woman in power politically in the UK

Picture shows: Priness Diana (EMMA CORRIN) and Prince Charles (JOSH O CONNOR)

Picture shows: Princess Diana (EMMA CORRIN)

Picture shows: Princess Margaret (HELENA BONHAM CARTER)

Picture shows: Prince Philip (TOBIAS MENZIES) and Queen Elizabth II (OLIVIA COLMAN)

Picture shows: Queen Mother (MARION BAILEY)

Picture shows: Queen Elizabeth II (OLIVIA COLMAN) and Prince Charles (JOSH O CONNOR)

Picture shows: Princess Anne (ERIN DOHERTY). Shooting Location: Wrotham Park

Picture shows: Dennis Thatcher (STEPHEN BOXER) and Margaret Thatcher (GILLIAN ANDERSON)

Related: Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher In The Crown Season 4 Teaser

As the 1970s are drawing to a close, Queen Elizabeth (Olivia Colman) and her family find themselves preoccupied with safeguarding the line of succession by securing an appropriate bride for Prince Charles (Josh O’Connor), who is still unmarried at 30. As the nation begins to feel the impact of divisive policies introduced by Britain’s first female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Gillian Anderson), tensions arise between her and the Queen which only grow worse as Thatcher leads the country into the Falklands War, generating conflict within the Commonwealth. While Charles’ romance with a young Lady Diana Spencer (Emma Corrin) provides a much-needed fairytale to unite the British people, behind closed doors, the Royal family is becoming increasingly divided.

The fourth season also stars Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Tobias Menzies as The Duke of Edinburgh, Erin Doherty as Princess Anne, Emerald Fennell as Camilla Parker Bowles and Marion Bailey as the Queen Mother.

The Crown Season 4 launches globally on 15th November.