I will not be drawn on any subject save the weather.

It's a lovely day.

It's looking like a comfortable victory for the Conservative Party and the prospect of our first ever woman Prime Minister.

So what do we know about Margaret Fashtar-

That's the last thing this country needs.

What?

Two women running the shop.

Perhaps that's precisely what this country needs. Welcome to the Crown, the official podcast. I'm Edith Bowman and I'm very

excited to be back with a new season of the podcast and of course with the

brand new season of the Netflix original series The Crown. This show will follow the fourth season of The Crown episode by episode, taking you behind the scenes, speaking with many of the talented people involved, and diving deep into the stories.

At the end of season 3, we left Queen Elizabeth alone in her gilded carriage on the way to the

silver Jubilee in 1977. Her sister Princess Margaret had reached rock bottom and

Elizabeth's relationship with Prince Charles was fractured

after the family became between him and the women he loves. Off screen, since

then it's been announced that show will extend to season six and some of the new cast

members have been announced. We'll learn more about that later on in the series.

On to season four and I know you've been just as excited as me about what's to come in this season, especially the introduction of one particular princess.

But let's get started. 4 episode 1 titled Goldstick. It's 1979 and Elizabeth

is excited that Thatcher is swept into power with a landslide victory to become Britain's first female Prime Minister.

Meanwhile, despite Lord Mount Batten's encouragement, Prince Charles refuses to settle down, growing distant from the family.

But when Mount Baton, whose ceremonial position is that of gold stick in waiting,

is assassinated by the IRA. Charles finally takes his great uncle's advice

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