Vanessa reveals that Helena has reached out to her and suggested she will need some help preparing for the role as she's taking over the role from Vanessa in the upcoming third season of the Netflix series.
- May 12, 2018
AceShowbiz - Helena Bonham Carter has told Vanessa Kirby she will need some lessons about Princess Margaret before she takes over the royal role on "The Crown". The "About Time" actress played the British royal, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II, for two seasons of the Netflix drama, but she will be replaced by "Harry Potter" star Helena, who will portray an older version due to a time jump on the show.
As she sat down for a chat on "The Graham Norton Show" on Friday, May 11, Vanessa revealed that Helena had reached out to her and suggested she will need some help preparing for the role. "I am so pleased Helena is taking her on," she said. "She has been lovely and told me she will need some Margaret lessons."
Vanessa went on to admit it will be hard to let the character go because she loves her "with all my heart. I couldn't love her more."
Helena had been attached to the Princess Margaret role for a while before it was finally confirmed earlier in May, with the star confessing she was scared of following up Vanessa's BAFTA-nominated performance. "I'm not sure which I'm more terrified about - doing justice to the real Princess Margaret or following in the shoes of Vanessa Kirby's Princess Margaret. The only thing I can guarantee is that I'll be shorter (than Vanessa)," she said in a statement.
During her interview, Vanessa repeated her claims that the Queen herself enjoys watching the show, as her friend overheard the Queen's granddaughter Princess Eugenie saying so. "A friend of mine was at a party where he didn't know anyone so sidled up to a group who were discussing the show," she shared. "One of the women said, 'My granny kind of likes it.' It turns out it was one of the princesses, The Queen's granddaughter. It's quite a reliable source - ish - so I am sure she is a fan."
Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies are set to play the Queen and Prince Philip in the forthcoming season, taking over from Claire Foy and Matt Smith.
