Netflix releases first look at Tobias Menzies as The Crown’s new Prince Philip

The first look at English actor Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, in the new season of Netflix original series The Crown, is out.

Menzies will play the husband of Queen Elizabeth II (Olivia Colman), in the next two seasons of the show. In the released still, Prince Phillip (Menzies) can be seen at Buckingham Palace.

Expected to release in 2019, season 3 will cover the period of 1964 through the early 1970s. Helena Bonham Carter will feature as Princess Margaret, the queen's sister.

The cast list also includes Josh O'Connor as young Prince Charles, Marion Bailey as Elizabeth and Ben Daniels as Antony Armstrong-Jones.

The previous season of the smash-hit show has already bagged 13 Emmy award nominations, including a nomination for best drama.

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