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Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch in history and one of the world’s most recognizable — and most portrayed — figures in modern times, died Thursday. She was 96.

After 70 years of rule, Elizabeth died peacefully at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where she had spent the summer, the Royal Family announced.

She will be succeeded by her firstborn son, Charles. “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty the Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family,” the new king said in a statement.

A statement from His Majesty The King: pic.twitter.com/AnBiyZCher

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022

With her official title — Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith — she was,...

Get ready, royal admirers! Because Lifetime just released a new trailer for Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace. As the title suggests, the TV movie will dramatize Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal exit. The sneak peek opens with Jordan Dean portraying the Duke of Sussex and vowing to do "everything in my power to keep my wife and son safe." The teaser also shows Sydney Morton playing the Duchess of Sussex and talking about royal life, noting "I never thought this would be easy, but I wanted to make the queen proud."  Viewers also see Laura Mitchell as Kate Middleton, Jordan Whalen as Prince William, Maggie Sullivun as Queen Elizabeth II and Bonnie Soper as the late Princess...

Lifetime has filled its title roles for Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace. Jordan Dean (The Punisher) and Sydney Morton (She’s Gotta Have It) will star as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in the third installment of the Harry & Megan film franchise. Escaping the Palace began production this week in Vancouver for a fall 2021 debut. Dean and Morton will fill the royal shoes vacated by Parisa Fitz-Henry and Murray Fraser in 2018’s Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance, followed by Tiffany Smith and Charlie Field for the second installment Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal in 2019.

Returning cast members include Jordan Whalen as Prince William, Laura Mitchell as Kate Middleton, Steve Coulter as Prince Charles, Maggie Sullivun as Queen Elizabeth II, Melanie Nicholls-King as Doria Ragland, Bonnie Soper as Princess Diana, Deborah Ramsay as Camilla and James Dreyfus as palace insider Leonard. Executive producers Merideth Finn and Michele Weiss, director Menhaj Huda...

Do you miss Meghan Markle on Suits? Well, we can’t do anything about that, but we can give you the next next best thing: a highly dramatized look into what her new life as the Duchess of Sussex might possibly resemble somewhat.

Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal, a sequel to 2018’s Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance, “continues the love story of newlyweds Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle, pulling back the curtain to reveal the untold joys and challenges of life inside the Royal Family during their pivotal first year of marriage.” According to the official synopsis, the...

Lifetime has set premiere dates for three upcoming movies: Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal will debut Memorial Day, May 27 at 8 Pm; Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta will premiere at 8 Pm Saturday, June 1; and Adriana Trigiani’s Very Valentine is set for at 8 Pm. Saturday, June 8.

Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal, the sequel to the 2018 movie, continues the love story of newlyweds Prince Harry (Charlie Field) and American actress Meghan Markle (Tiffany Smith). Jordan Whalen, Maggie Sullivun, Timothy Temple, Charles Shaughnessy, Deborah Ramsay, Natalie Moon, James Dreyfus, Louise Bond and Bonnie Soper also star. Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal is executive produced by Merideth Finn and Michele Weiss. Menhaj Huda directs from a script by Scarlett Lacey.

Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta, featuring an all-African-American cast, is Lifetime’s modern take on the Jane Austen classic. It follows Reverend Bennet (Reginald VelJohnson), a pastor of a prominent Southern Baptist church, and his wife Mrs. Bennet (Jackée Harry...

[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from the end of “Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance.” A non-spoilery review is also available on IndieWire.]

Admittedly, information on historical figures can’t necessarily be spoiled in the traditional sense when it comes to movies and TV. But in the case of the Lifetime movie “Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance,” its portrayal of the royal couple hews so closely to reality that some scenes that take storytelling license may be mistaken for fact.

This is the case later in the movie when actress and women’s rights activist Meghan Markle (Parisa Fitz-Henley) finally gets invited by her fiancé Prince Harry (Murray Fraser) to meet his gran, aka Queen Elizabeth II (Maggie Sullivun). After drinking tea and petting corgis, the Queen takes them to look at a portrait of Queen Charlotte.

As they gaze upon it, the Queen says, “I’ve always loved this portrait of our ancestor Queen Charlotte because the painter...

Viacom’s Channel 5 in the U.K., TF1 in France, and Seven Network in Australia have snapped up “Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance,” the Lifetime TV movie about the soon-to-be-married couple.

The two-hour movie follows the courtship of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and will be delivered to the broadcasters May 11, ahead of the royal wedding. It stars Parisa Fitz-Henley as Markle and Murray Fraser as Harry. Bonnie Soper plays Princess Diana and Maggie Sullivun Queen Elizabeth II.

The Lifetime channels in Asia and Latin America will show the TV movie in those regions. Atres has picked it up for Spain, Sbs for the Benelux region, Sky for New Zealand.

Lifetime has a roster of TV movies telling the stories of famous names, including “Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland” and “Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer.” A+E Networks is selling the series internationally and will be looking to...

Steve Coulter (House of Cards) and Deborah Ramsay (Hailey Dean Mystery: Murder, with Love) have been cast as Prince Charles and Camilla Bowles in Lifetime’s upcoming Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance. The movie about the romance of Prince Harry and former Suits actress Meghan Markle also stars Murray Fraser and Parisa Fitz-Henley in the title roles, Burgess Abernethy and Laura Mitchell as Prince William and Kate Middleton, Bonnie Soper as Princess Diana, Maggie Sullivun as…...

Lifetime has announced who will fill the roles of Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II in the upcoming TV-movie Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance.

New Zealand actress Bonnie Soper (Filthy Rich) will play Princess Diana, while Maggie Sullivun (Fargo) will portray Queen Elizabeth II. The movie will premiere sometime this spring, ahead of the May 19 royal wedding.

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Lifetime continues to cast its telefilm about the Britain’s newest royal couple. Bonnie Soper (Filthy Rich) will portray Princess Diana and Maggie Sullivun (Fargo) is set as Queen Elizabeth II in Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance. Chronicling the courtship and love story between a beloved prince and his new TV star fiancée, Harry & Meghan will examine the history of Prince Harry (Murray Fraser) and Meghan Markle (Parisa Fitz-Henley) from the moment they met after being set…...