The Crown Cast Actress Meg Bellamy in the Role of Kate Middleton

398

The Crown Cast Actress Meg Bellamy in the Role of Kate Middleton

At this point, The Crown has
launched the careers of several of Britain’s most respected young actors, with
casting directors Nina Gold and Robert Sterne renowned for finding little-known
talents capable of morphing into the Windsors on screen in a way that verges on
uncanny.

Take Emma Corrin, who
joined Peter Morgan’s series as Diana, Princess of Wales fresh out of the
University of Cambridge with only a handful of small parts to their name. “It
was like: ‘One day I want to go to the moon—that would be fun,’” they told
British Vogue of the surreality of auditioning for the gig in the
magazine’s October 2020 issue. Within a year, they would scoop up a Golden
Globe for their performance.

Perhaps no other role in The
Crown will have been quite as difficult to cast as that of the Duchess of
Cambridge, though—making the announcement that recent school leaver Meg Bellamy
would be starring as a young Kate Middleton truly internet-breaking.

According to Deadline,
which broke the news of the casting, Bellamy responded to an open call for
submissions for the coveted part, despite having no professional experience.
The 19-year-old—who studied drama at St Crispin’s School, per The
Telegraph*—*studied in Wokingham, not too far from the village where Kate lived
with her family as a girl.

“Pinch me, please,” Bellamy
wrote of the announcement on Instagram. “I will strive to do Kate
justice.” The Berkshire native will portray the mother of three during her
years at the University of St. Andrews between 2001 and 2005 when her relationship
with Prince William began.

The pair studied art history
together (although William would later change his degree to geography,
reportedly on Kate’s advice). Appearing as her future husband? Ed McVey, a
Drama Centre London graduate who most recently served as an understudy in Camp
Siegfried at the Old Vic. His brilliantly non-royal comment on landing the
role: “I’m absolutely buzzing.”

 

Previous articleDuchess of Cambridge Tells Fans She’s ‘Not Beautiful’
Next articleMeghan Markle’s Archetypes is Knocked Off Top Spot in Spotify Rankings
Mr Priceless
A young person with a passion for success and excellence to develop a professional career that encourages empowerment in the overall development of a person which is achieved through hard work. A Journalist with facts and a difference; standing by the truth all the time with interests in Science & Technology, Health, Celebrities' Lifestyle, Crimes, Education and Career Improvement.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here