The crowns original queen claire foy cameos at the beginning of season 4 episode 8 481 which bridges the gulf between foy and her successor olivia colman.

The crown claire foy or olivia colman. Claire foy returns for cameo in the crown season 4. Foy portrayed queen elizabeth ii in the first two seasons of the crown and her performances earned her a best lead actress golden globe in 2017 and an emmy in 2018. The crown season 3 follows queen elizabeth ii as she reluctantly embraces middle age and takes on the challenges of a bold new era.

Olivia colman may seem destined for the role of queen elizabeth ii in the crown but there was an unforeseen hurdle to overcome when following in the footsteps of claire foy. But despite colmans perfect portrayal of the queen there was one big issue with the transition. The producers of the.