 Season 4 of The Crown is quickly approaching and is set for release on November 15, but while we wait we have details on what events will be covered in Season 4 as well as some brand new on set photos and first looks at some of the new cast, including the one and only Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher. But before we get into it I'm covering all of the latest updates for The Crown so if you haven't already be sure to spank that subscribe button and ring that bell to be notified about any Crown news. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Matt Rogers. The cast and creators of The Crown have recently been speaking quite openly about the new season with Vanity Fair, sharing a bunch of new official images and even giving some episodic synopses, meaning we now know what will be included in some of the earlier episodes, so I guess maybe a spoiler warning is in effect. So we already know that the season would be covering the years 1977 to 1990, Emma Coran, who has been cast as Princess Diana for Season 4 only, has given some details of what to expect in the opening episodes. She said that we first meet Diana at just 16 years of age, which was Coran's first scene. Charles stops by the Spencer family home to pick up Diana's elder sister, Sarah, for a date. Coran says from Episodes 1 to 3 we see her dynamic before she goes into the palace and how normal she was. Living in her flat with friends, then she's really transported overnight. In the two start dating, the prince is coping with the assassination of Lord Mountbatten, as well as having a lot of pressure on his shoulders from his family to marry a quote sensible spouse, i.e. not Camilla. And distracted by the concept of marrying a prince, Diana doesn't really realise that her part in the royal family is a small part in the grand scheme of things. Vanity Fair says quote, once their fast-tracked relationship is announced, Diana is hunted by paparazzi and relocated for privacy purposes to the palace without any support system. The new husband and family from whom she craves love and support see her natural strengths as threats. They view her as an outsider, and even worse, competition, end quote. When Coran began talking about researching the role of Diana, she spoke quite candidly about Diana's upbringing, and if you've seen my video on Princess Di, it's hard to argue with. Coran said quote, the most useful research came from her childhood and her relationship with her parents, which was f***ed to say the least. If you have a very f***ed relationship with your parents, you constantly look for maternal and paternal figures, end quote. For those that know her story, Prince Charles becomes a lot less likeable around this time in his life, and Josh O'Connor who plays the prince even says quote, it's more of a flawed version of that character, someone who has been wronged on numerous occasions and is stuck in an unhappy marriage at points, end quote. The article goes on to mention some of the real-life events that the Crown will cover during Charles and Diana's relationship, including Diana's first weekend at Balmoral, their private moments as young parents, their 1983 Royal Tour of Australia and the infamous cringeworthy TV engagement interview. The two of them were asked whether they were in love and… well… O'Connor cringed over this moment saying, it's horrible, what was he thinking? The Crown creator Peter Morgan also speaks on covering the complexity of Diana's personal life, saying quote, her own suffering made her have compassion for other people, and it was the compassion she showed for other people that was what made everyone love her, everyone has vulnerabilities and frailties, and she wore hers on her sleeve, which of course is the opposite of royalty, you're representing an idea, an ideal, and you don't want there to be too much humanity in the way, end quote. But while this is all going on, what are the other characters up to? Well, Princess Margaret struggles to watch as she witnesses the younger royals, including Princess Anne, facing the age-old problem of prioritising the Crown or their heart. It's said that Margaret will be playing more of a supporting role this season, but her relationship with the Queen has started to level out. Helena Bonham Carter has said quote, they enjoy each other's company, and she's very much more of a confidant with her sister. She has one big episode in the new season. She has another public appearance, unravelling really, and she has a lot of health problems, end quote. But the Queen is having her own problems with the formidable Margaret Thatcher. Creator Peter Morgan has said of the two characters, quote, they're both very resilient, very committed, work incredibly hard, have an extraordinary sense of duty, they're both really committed to the country, they both have a strong Christian faith, they're both girls of the war generation who switch the lights off when they leave a room, but then they had such different ideas about running the country, end quote. And Morgan says that introducing these huge characters to the already established cast is really what keeps the show fresh, and I have to agree, I personally am super excited to see the new dynamic in Buckingham Palace. But surprisingly, Morgan has also commented on current royal events, namely Prince Andrew's relationship with Geoffrey Epstein, Morgan has said he's wrote an episode that lays the groundwork for the scandal, which will be interesting, but he also has commented on Meghan Markle's dramatic effect on the royal family, saying, quote, if you come into the royal family with any agenda for yourself, or if you come in and connect with the public in a way that threatens to change the way that the royal family connects with the public, that's something that doesn't particularly sit comfortably for either side. Really the only version of events that works is if someone comes in and becomes invisible and just sort of knuckles down to a lifetime of agreeable supplicancy to the duties of the crown. Diana struggled to fit in with the institution in a way that it's impossible not to see the parallels with Meghan Markle and Harry, so the story feels both incredibly vivid historically, but also it really shines a lot of lights on where we are now, end quote. It will be interesting to see the threads of current events being woven into the already complex story, and it sounds like Morgan is really only just getting started, but I'd love to hear what you're most looking forward to the crown covering, so let me know, I'll be down there in the comments. But be sure to subscribe for weekly videos covering your favourite movies and TV shows. If you subscribe during this video, then walk them aboard, and if you had a good time hanging out, then spank that like button. This is Matt Rogers, and that is all.