WATCH: Olivia Colman Unofficially Votes for David Tennant as the Next Prince Philip in ‘The Crown’

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BY BRIGID BROWN | 4 DAYS AGO

Olivia Colman is set to step in as Queen Elizabeth II in the third season of The Crown, taking over for Claire Foy who is “reigning” over the series at the moment. This was all planned from the start, for a second actress to take on the later years of the Queen… a regeneration of sorts.

Speaking of which, Doctor Who‘s Matt Smith currently portrays the Queen’s husband, Prince Philip. While it hasn’t been announced, his role will be swapped out, too. There’s a poll going on in the U.K., hosted by RadioTimes, and David Tennant is in the lead.

ou know, Tennant is also DW alum and he starred opposite Colman in BBC America’s Broadchurch.

She was chatting with the RadioTimes about starring in the forthcoming film Murder on the Orient Express (November 10) and the poll came up, with Colman responding in glee, “Oh can you imagine, how much fun!”

The Broadchurch star also threw in, “We’d never get anything done, we’d just chat all day. That would be heaven!”




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Ewan McGregor honours UK War Veterans Ewan McGregor has paid tribute to World War II veterans as a memorial to the British airmen who died in combat was unveiled. (STV)

Ewan McGregor has paid tribute to World War II veterans as a memorial to the British airmen who died in combat was unveiled.

The Queen and Prince Phillp attended the ceremony in London's Green Park to officially open the monument in honour of the estimated 50,000 Bomber Command fighters.

The Scottish actor's brother Colin is a pilot in the Royal Ar Force.

He took to twitter before the unveiling to congratulate the veterans, who have spent years campaigning for a permanent national tribute to those that lost their lives.

McGregor wrote: "It's a big day for our Bomber Command Veterans today.

"The unveiling of the first proper memorial in London. Congratulations and thanks. From us all."


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Crowds jam London for Queen Elizabeth's jubilee finale By Michael Holden and Mike Collett-White LONDON | Tue Jun 5, 2012 7:35am EDT (REUTERS)

(Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth began the fourth and final day of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations on Tuesday with a solo appearance at a thanksgiving service in St. Paul's Cathedral ahead of a horse-drawn procession and a wave from Buckingham Palace.

People thronged the streets as the 86-year-old monarch cut a somber figure in church, attending one of the few grand state occasions in her life without her husband of 64 years, after Prince Philip was taken ill with a bladder infection on Monday.

"The Queen will today face one of the crowning moments of her reign without the presence by her side of the man who for more than six decades has been her unfailing support," said the Times newspaper.

The 90-year-old royal consort will be kept under observation for a few days in a move the palace said was "precautionary", but takes some of the gloss of what is widely seen as a triumphant jubilee that has cemented the queen's popularity.

Millions have attended street parties and festivities, watched a spectacular 1,000-vessel pageant on the River Thames in London on Sunday and a concert in front of Buckingham Palace on Monday, all held in honor of Elizabeth II, the only British monarch other than Queen Victoria to have reigned for 60 years.

In a rare move, the queen, who usually only appears on TV screens for a short message on Christmas Day, will deliver a special broadcast be aired at 1700 GMT to thank the nation.

Crowds began massing in huge numbers on the wide Mall avenue towards Buckingham Palace, turning the famous road into a sea of red, white and blue, for the jubilee finale when the royal family will appear on the balcony, with a fly-past by modern and former Royal Air Force aircraft.

"Some may think this is all a bit frivolous, but it's all about spreading the love," said Aba Shanti, 41, who was wearing a red, white and blue "Union Jack" flag dress.

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