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The Crown: The Official Podcast

Episode 5: Willsmania

The Crown: The Official Podcast

Netflix

After Shows, Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Still coming to terms with his mother’s death, Prince William resumes school at Eton just three days after her funeral. He wants things to return to normal as quickly as possible - but rapidly discovers his life has changed in more ways than one. Among the letters of sympathy arriving by the sackload from members of the public are adoring letters from teenage girls - evidence of his growing status as a reluctant heartthrob. The attention grows as William is requested to attend a series of official engagements. Edith Bowman dives into William’s teenage fame with co-writer Jonathan Wilson and director May El-Toukhy. Actors Dominic West (Prince Charles) discusses royal parenting and Jonathan Pryce (Prince Philip) looks back at his experience on The Crown. The Crown: The Official Podcast is produced by Netflix and Sony Music Entertainment, in association with Left Bank Pictures. Host: Edith Bowman Guests: Jonathan Wilson, May El-Toukhy, Dominic West, Jonathan Pryce.

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0:00.0

Are you sure you're ready for this?

0:05.0

I spoke to your housemaster yesterday and suggested you might attend as a day pupil for a little while.

0:10.0

Why?

0:12.0

Well, just until things get a little easier.

0:16.0

You could stay with me at High Grove.

0:19.0

I'm fine.

0:20.0

Or with Granny at Windsor?

0:29.0

Obviously it's your choice, I just want you to move at your own speed. This is my speed.

0:30.0

I just want things to go back to normal as quickly as possible.

0:34.0

Welcome to the Crowne, the official podcast.

0:40.0

I'm Edith Bowman and this is the show that

0:45.5

follows the sixth and final season of the Netflix series The Crown episode by episode.

0:51.4

We'll be taking you behind the scenes, speaking to many of the

0:55.7

creatives involve and diving deep into the stories. Part two of season six of the Crown has now dropped on Netflix and I'm here to guide you through

1:06.7

the much anticipated new episodes starting with episode 5 titled Wills Mania.

1:14.0

Still coming to terms with his mother's death,

1:17.0

Prince William resumed school at Eton just three days after her funeral. He wants things to return to normal as quickly as possible,

1:27.0

but rapidly discovers his life has changed in more ways than one.

1:32.0

Alongside an outpouring of sympathy from the public is increasing

1:36.1

attention from teenage girls, as William's status as a reluctant heartthrop grows. Uncomfortable with the attention and feeling pushed into official

1:46.4

engagements, William turns his frustration on his father, blaming him for thrusting him into the spotlight and more besides.

1:55.0

But Prince Philip, who also experienced loss at an early age, is able to see through

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