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Among the many controversies that gripped the British Royal Family during the 1990s was one that would only come to light almost two decades later, when Prince Andrew’s friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell (who was convicted of sex trafficking last December) was eventually exposed in the press.

The scandal, which metastasized after Prince Andrew was sued in a civil court for sexual assault by Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s victims, destroyed his public standing. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, stripped him of his many patronages and military titles before she died and, despite denying any wrongdoing and ultimately settling with Giuffre, Andrew is still effectively banished from public life.

But for James Murray, who plays Prince Andrew in Season 5 of “The Crown,” there was no apprehension about stepping into the disgraced royal’s buffed shoes. “My thoughts were, ‘Great, fantastic,’” Murray tells Variety.

Claudia Harrison has made an admission regarding her role in The Crown that might make Netflix bosses angry.

The actor appears in season five, which was released on the streaming service. on Wednesday (9 November).

Harrison plays Princess Anne, replacing Erin Doherty, who starred as the character in season three and four.

Creator Peter Morgan changed the cast of the show every two seasons in order to reflect the passing of time, meaning many were excited to find out who would be playing the royals in the final two seasons. The fifth season is set during the Nineties, while the sixth and final season is expected to cover events of the Noughties.

Due to the secretive nature of the announcements, all of the new cast members, including imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce and Lesley Manville, had to sign NDAs, promising they would not reveal the news prematurely.

However, during an appearance on...