FILMING of The Crown is set to return to Winchester with production crews now setting up at the cathedral.
Scaffolding and cranes are in place around the cathedral’s Inner and Outer Close, with filming expected to take place on Tuesday, January 24 and Wednesday, January 25 according to a crew member.
Winchester Cathedral refused to comment but its website shows the cathedral will be closed all day with services being held in the Undercroft instead, apart from the Festal Evensong which will be held in Winchester College Chapel.
Staff from Maloney and Associates Location Services have been on site in hi-vis jackets since Friday, January 13 as they prepare the set for filming next week.
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Maloney and Associates Location Services has been contacted for comment.
Locals passing the cathedral shared that they think it will be covering scenes of Diana’s funeral, with Winchester Cathedral previously being used as a substitute for Westminster Abbey.
Another said the cathedral choristers would be featured in the filming.
The production company behind The Crown, Left Bank Pictures, has been contacted for comment.
In line with previous seasons, the next series is expected to be available to watch this year but Netflix is yet to confirm when it will arrive.
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The majority of the cast remains the same from season five with leading stars including Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Dominic West as Charles and Olivia Williams as Camilla.
Actors Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki were previously spotted filming in September by Winchester College as they recreated Prince William’s first day at Eton in 1995.
The Crown also came to Winchester in December 2021 with actors seen filming by Kingsgate, in January 2020 when production was set up to shoot two scenes – the funeral of Lord Mountbatten and Charles and Diana’s wedding, in 2018 the show shot scenes at the Guildhall and in January 2016 some of the earlier episodes were filmed around Winchester College and the Wykeham Arms.
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