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Episode 53: Heavy is the Podcast that Wears the Crown.

The girls watched Netflix’s Original Series The Crown. They discuss portrayals of marriage, the need for leaders to be held to higher standards, and questions of what it means to be authentically oneself. The end with their Top 5 British-isms.




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The Crown of the Year

Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon discusses the meaning of the Ecclesiastical New Year for Christians, its connection with the Feast of Joshua, and the significance of the Biblical texts chosen for this date.




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‘Crash of the Crown’: Styx mashes styles on latest album

After spending a year mostly trapped inside his Tennessee home during the pandemic, Tommy Shaw needed to sharpen his guitar chops and do a little singing before Styx headed out on the road following the shutdown of touring…



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Olivia Williams to Play Camilla Parker Bowles for 'The Crown' Season 5

The 'Counterpart' actress has been signed on to play the future Duchess of Cornwall, taking over the role from 'Promising Young Woman' director Emerald Fennell.




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NOTOCON XV: The Crowned and Conquering Child

SAVE THE DATE for NOTOCON XV: The Crowned and Conquering Child to be hosted in Portland, Oregon from July 25 through the 27th, 2025 EV. The call for speaker proposals is now open and we are accepting Volunteer and Vending sign-ups. Registration and hotel reservations will be available in August 2024.




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Sheldon Tatchell takes the crown as 2024’s Entrepreneur of the Year




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The Crown Review: Appropriate Finale

After the debacle of the first episodes of Season 6, the latter half give an even-handed treatment to intriguing not-so-well-known events of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, observes Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.




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Netflix's 'The Crown' criticized for branding Queen as a 'woman of limited intelligence'

'The Crown' depicted Queen Elizabeth as a 'countryside woman of limited intelligence'




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The Crown Estate launches small-scale MHK leasing program

The Crown Estate, one of the largest property owners in the United Kingdom, has launched a program of offshore leasing for small-scale marine hydrokinetic (MHK) testing and demonstration projects less than 3 MW. 




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Imelda Staunton is to take over from Claire Foy and Olivia Colman in The Crown

EXCLUSIVE: She has gone from working-class prisoner in Vera Drake to the aristocracy as Lady Bagshaw in the Downton Abbey movie. Now Imelda Staunton has achieved royal status in The Crown.




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The Crown's Matt Smith 'forms close friendship with co-star and on screen Queen Claire Foy'

Close friends say Claire Foy is providing a consoling shoulder for Matt Smith, whose relationship with girlfriend Lily James, has been the subject of increasing talk among showbiz insiders.




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Matt Smith and Claire Foy took convincing roles in The Crown as rumours swirl of off-screen romance

From tender looks to stony silences, viewers agreed that, as the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, Claire Foy and Matt Smith were a convincing couple.




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The Crown's Josh O'Connor embodies Prince Charles as he films scene at the British Museum

Josh, 29, had his hair slicked back into Prince Charles' signature quiff, at one point sporting a number of hair clips as production crew tended to his outfit.




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The Crown Series 4: Rising actor Tom Byrne 'is cast to play a young Prince Andrew'

The 25-year-old thespian, a graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, has been recruited to play the scandal-ridden Royal during his days as a popular pinup, according to The Sun.




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The Crown Series 4: Tom Byrne films scenes as Prince Andrew

Tom Byrne has filmed his first scenes as Prince Andrew for The Crown's fourth season.




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The Crown Series Three trailer: Olivia Colman stars as The Queen

Eagle-eyed fans got their first glimpse of the full trailer of The Crown series three on Sunday, ahead of its November 17 release. 




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The Crown's Olivia Colman transforms into Queen Elizabeth II in time-lapse video

The actress, 45, transformation into the royal was showcased in a time-lapse video, which was presented as part of a new featurette about the show that was released on Wednesday.




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Does Queen's Speech include a subtle nod to The Crown?

The photograph of the Queen with the Apollo 11 astronauts at Buckingham Palace in October 1969 could be a nod to Netflix series The Crown, which featured the scene five weeks ago.




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JANET STREET-PORTER: Why I'm boycotting The Crown

JANET STREET-PORTER: Her Majesty will have the dubious pleasure of seeing yet another actress attempt the impossible - playing a woman they know virtually nothing about.




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Olivia Colman and her co-stars in series three of The Crown

Olivia Colman who succeeds Claire Foy as the Queen in The Crown, joined co-stars in revealing how they prepared for their roles. The series portrays the life of the Royal Family from 1964 to 1976.




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Prince Charles's staff blocked The Crown stars from attending Netflix event

The star-studded premiere at the Natural History Museum in London in April marked the launch of Sir David Attenborough's eight-part Netflix environmental series Our Planet.




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Pictures show how The Crown will recreate Princess Diana's 1983 trip to Australia

Actress Emma Corrin will portray Princess Diana in the royal couple's 1983 trip to Australia. Ms Corrin adopted Diana's iconic early 1980s hairstyle to film in Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey.




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The Crown series four: Emma Corrin transforms into Princess Diana to film wedding rehearsal scenes

The unknown actress has won the role of Diana, Princess of Wales in the fourth series of Peter Morgan's Netflix drama, and has been shooting scenes around Europe for the past three months.




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The Crown's Princess Diana actress Emma Corrin takes a brief break from filming series four

The actress, 24, treated herself to a brief break from the show as she dined at DUCKSOUP in London's Soho district with a male pal on Sunday evening.




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The Crown season four: Emma Corrin portrays Princess Diana visiting a New York AIDS centre

Emma Corrin once again slipped into character as Princess Diana as she filmed scenes for season four of the Crown on Saturday afternoon.




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Emma Corrin recreates Princess Diana's 1989 trip to New York City for The Crown season four

The Crown star Emma Corrin was busy shooting New York City scenes for the Netflix show's fourth season on Sunday.




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The Crown Series Four: Emma Corrin dons Princess Diana's see-through skirt reveal

The actress, 24, filmed the moment the Princess was followed through London by photographers as she left her job at a local nursery wearing an iconic see-through skirt.




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The Crown: Emma Corrin plays a pregnant Princess Diana

The actress donned a fake belly to transform into a pregnant Princess of Wales at a Buckingham Palace Easter Egg hunt set in the Spring of 1984.




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The Crown series four: Emma Corrin recreates Princess Diana's visit to Australia House

The Crown series four filming commenced in London again on Monday and actress Emma Corrin transformed into Princess Diana.




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The Crown: Emma Corrin transforms into Princess Diana in a purple gown to film series four 

The British actress, 24, was seen emulating the people's princess's style in a strapless purple gown that elegantly displayed her slender frame and complemented her porcelain complexion




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The Crown star Emma Corrin swaps filming commitments for Fashion Week

The actress, cast as Princess Diana in the forthcoming fourth series of The Crown, put Royal engagements to one side as Miu Miu unveiled its fall-winter collection iij the French capital.




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The Crown series four: Emma Corrin transforms into a young Princess Diana for pre-engagement scenes

The actress, 24, transformed into a young Princess Diana to film pre-engagement scenes for The Crown series four in London.




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The Crown star Emma Corrin turns heads in a plunging fuchsia mini dress at the Misbehaviour premiere

She's set to portray Princess Diana in The Crown. And Emma looked like Hollywood royalty as she graced the red carpet at the Misbehaviour world premiere in London on Monday.




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The Crown season 4: Emma Corrin steps off Concorde as Princess Diana

The scenes are thought to be a replication of when she returned to the UK from Vienna in 1986 - wearing a similar electric blue ensemble.




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Netflix show The Crown gets year wrong in Royal Variety Performance storyline

The creators of The Crown have admitted that they blundered when portraying the Queen at a Royal Variety Performance for the next season of the drama.




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Golden Globes 2020: 'I've already got a bit boozy!' Olivia Colman scoops Best Actress for The Crown

She was hotly-tipped to scoop Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series during Sunday's Golden Globes.  Yet humble Olivia Colman admitted she was convincedthat she wouldn't




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BAZ BAMIGBOYE introduces the new cast of The Crown... So can you guess the Crown DUALS? 

Here, BAZ BAMIGBOYE gives you a look at the line-up for the third season of the Crown with a quiz, helped by his first-watch clues, to see if you can guess who the actors are playing.




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An Inspector Calls: Classic charm in the old boozer that is The Crown, Mundford, Norfolk

Sometimes, you don't need swish modernity and gleaming innovation. You just want a hotel that is clean and comfy. The Crown in Mundford does not excel - but it will do fine, says The Inspector.




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An Inspector Calls: The Crown Inn in Suffolk is a homely village pub and hotel

Privately owned, The Crown sits in Constable Country in the Dedham Vale. This homely village pub, with 11 rooms in a separate hotel building next door, offers dinner, bed and breakfast.




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An Inspector Calls: The Crown in Suffolk has gone in for the old-boozer-poshed-up routine

The Crown at Woodbridge is made up of ten light and airy rooms with lots of powder blue wood panelling, two sash windows and a large comfy bed.




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An Inspector Calls: Recreating Four Weddings And A Funeral (with a few glitches) at The Crown in Amersham 

The Crown in Amersham has a claim to fame - it was the setting for a key scene in Four Weddings And A Funeral. Nice - but this pricey bolthole could, and should, be better, says our hotel inspector.




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An Inspector Calls on the Crowne Plaza in Gerrards Cross

The Inspector investigated the Crowne Plaza on Gerrads Cross, Bucks, where he was deeply underwhelmed by its layout and general lack of character, but pleasantly surprised by its breakfast.




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David Beckham secretly films wife Victoria achieving the 'perfect' selfie as he watches The Crown

The former footballer, 44, shared the great lengths his wife Victoria, 45, goes to achieve the perfect selfie as he secretly filmed her attempts in a cheeky Instagram clip on Saturday.




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As The Crown returns, give your home the majestic makeover it deserves

When The Crown returns for its third season on Sunday, along with the plot line and regal costumes, it's the glimpses of the interiors that'll keep us hooked.




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Nick Carter's girl detective; or, What became of the crown jewels




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Young Wild West helping the Red Cross ; or, The Crown Prince's gratitude




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Miss World 2019: Tony Ann-Singh bags the crown; a look at some of the other participants




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Fiction is often more honest than official history: The Crown creator Peter Morgan