The Crown Season 3: Introducing Helena Bonham Carters Princess Margaret

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Just two days after the first look at Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II dropped, Netflix has released two more juicy stills from the upcoming season of The Crown. This go-round, its time to say hello to Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret (taking the reins from actress Vanessa Kirby) and Ben Daniels as Lord Snowdon (formerly played by Matthew Goode). In Season 2, the pair fell in love and got married. In Season 3, which moves a few years into the future, well likely see their relationship begin to crumble.

The Princess Margaret still features Bonham Carter dressed in a brown coat, disdainfully clasping a cigarette holder. The still is accompanied with a simple caption: “Hope.”

The Lord Snowdon still features Daniels holding a camera and staring straight into your soul. The image is accompanied with this caption: “Hurt.”

Season 3, which will take place around the late 1960s and early 1970s, will likely show the dissolution of the royal couples relationship. As depicted in Season 2, the pair met at a dinner party, falling in love and eventually getting married at Westminster Abbey in 1960. But there were problems from the beginning. Snowdon wasnt a faithful partner, having affairs and even fathering a child with another woman; the child was born just weeks after the royal wedding. It was rumored that both the princess and Snowdon carried on affairs throughout their marriage. They announced their separation in 1976, and eventually divorced in 1978.

Still, they were one of the more thrilling couples in the royal family, hobnobbing with rock stars and other celebrities of the swinging 60s and beyond—and leaving The Crowns writing team with no shortage of stories to pull from.

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Olivia Colman vs. Claire Foy

Queen Elizabeth II: Foy played the monarch on The Crowns first two seasons to great effect, picking up a Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations along the way. Now, BAFTA-winning star Colman will take over, playing the queen as she approaches the 25th anniversary of her reign—otherwise known as the Silver Jubilee.Photo: Courtesy of Netflix.Helena Bonham Carter vs. Vanessa Kirby

Helena Bonham Carter vs. Vanessa Kirby

Princess Margaret: Kirby stole every viewers heart as the rebellious princess caught in the stuffy world of the monarchy. Oscar nominee Bonham Carter is a perfect successor, playing the princess as she barrels toward the end of her tumultuous marriage to Lord Snowdon.Photo: Left, by Samir Hussein/WireImage; right, courtesy of Netflix.Tobias Menzies vs. Matt Smith

Tobias Menzies vs. Matt Smith

Prince Philip: Smith deftly portrayed the queens husband as he bridled against the constraints of her position, going out with his friends and allegedly having affairs. Outlander star Menzies will tackle Philip from there. Perhaps his plot will revolve around the fact that Philip is often credited with saving engineering in Britain in the 1970s?Photo: Left, by Gabriel Maseda/NurPhoto; right, courtesy of Netflix.Ben Daniels vs. Matthew Goode

Ben Daniels vs. Matthew Goode

Lord Snowdon: Goode expertly played the provocative photographer who wed Princess Margaret in Season 2. The pair went on to have a fraught relationship, which is where Daniels (House of Cards, The Exorcist series) will come in next season.Photo: Left, by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock; right, courtesy of Netflix.Erin Doherty vs. Lyla Barrett-Rye

Erin Doherty vs. Lyla Barrett-Rye

Princess Anne: Young Barrett-Rye played the Queens only daughter for a handful of episodes in Season 2. Now, industry newcomer Erin Doherty will take over the role, playing the royal as she graduates from boarding school and becomes a public figure, making a name for herself as one of the Queens more extroverted children.Photo: Left, by Roberto Ricciuti/Getty Images; right, courtesy of Netflix.PreviousNext

Olivia Colman vs. Claire Foy

Olivia Colman vs. Claire Foy

Queen Elizabeth II: Foy played the monarch on The Crowns first two seasons to great effect, picking up a Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations along the way. Now, BAFTA-winning star Colman will take over, playing the queen as she approaches the 25th anniversary of her reign—otherwise known as the Silver Jubilee.Courtesy of Netflix.

Helena Bonham Carter vs. Vanessa Kirby

Helena Bonham Carter vs. Vanessa Kirby

Princess Margaret: Kirby stole every viewers heart as the rebellious princess caught in the stuffy world of the monarchy. Oscar nominee Bonham Carter is a perfect successor, playing the princess as she barrels toward the end of her tumultuous marriage to Lord Snowdon.Left, by Samir Hussein/WireImage; right, courtesy of Netflix.

Tobias Menzies vs. Matt Smith

Tobias Menzies vs. Matt Smith

Prince Philip: Smith deftly portrayed the queens husband as he bridled against the constraints of her position, going out with his friends and allegedly having affairs. Outlander star Menzies will tackle Philip from there. Perhaps his plot will revolve around the fact that Philip is often credited with saving engineering in Britain in the 1970s?Left, by Gabriel Maseda/NurPhoto; right, courtesy of Netflix.

Ben Daniels vs. Matthew Goode

Ben Daniels vs. Matthew Goode

Lord Snowdon: Goode expertly played the provocative photographer who wed Princess Margaret in Season 2. The pair went on to have a fraught relationship, which is where Daniels (House of Cards, The Exorcist series) will come in next season.Left, by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock; right, courtesy of Netflix.

Erin Doherty vs. Lyla Barrett-Rye

Erin Doherty vs. Lyla Barrett-Rye

Princess Anne: Young Barrett-Rye played the Queens only daughter for a handful of episodes in Season 2. Now, industry newcomer Erin Doherty will take over the role, playing the royal as she graduates from boarding school and becomes a public figure, making a name for herself as one of the Queens more extroverted children.Left, by Roberto Ricciuti/Getty Images; right, courtesy of Netflix.

Yohana DestaYohana Desta is a Hollywood writer for VanityFair.com.

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