Imelda Staunton wears a black suit with matching tie The Crown season five premiere

Imelda Staunton showed her classic sense of style as she attended the world premiere of season five of The Crown at Theater Royal Drury Lane in London on Tuesday.

The actress, 66, who plays the late Queen Elizabeth II in the series, wore a black suit with a matching tie to the event.

She opted for a crisp white shirt and carried a black handbag as she posed on the red carpet.

Imelda increased her height by choosing a pair of black high-heeled shoes to match the rest of her attire.

She wore a makeup palette of natural tones to highlight her beautiful features for the evening.

The fifth season of The Crown follows Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family through the 1990s, with Imelda playing the late monarch.

The veteran actress takes over the role of Her Majesty from Olivia Coleman for the fifth series of the historic blockbuster, which returns to the screens this month.

Imelda has said playing the Queen in The Crown’s upcoming series was a “terrifying prospect” but defended the Netflix drama for “treading a truthful line.”

During the first four series of The Crown, the Netflix hit has become known for bending facts to fit the story, and while some artistic license is inevitable, some critics are outraged at the rewrite of history and relationships.

The latest series is likely to receive even more scrutiny as it marks the first season since Elizabeth II died at the age of 96.

‘[It was a] terrifying prospect. But the production was so sublime, and these people are interesting and complicated,” the British actress told The Binge Guide in Stellar magazine.

‘And [creator] Peter [Morgan] gives you an imagined life behind the doors. But it’s not ridiculous.

“We’re all trying to walk a very truthful line, and the challenge of playing people who, for all intents and purposes, are limited by their lives and their duty and their relationships, in some cases, is a major acting challenge. So it was a privilege to try and keep the standards of the previous four seasons high.”

The final two series of The Crown will cover the history of the Royal Family in the 1990s and in 2003, and the Queen is expected to deliver a speech on her 40th anniversary of her accession in 1992, calling the year an ‘annus horriblis’. mentioned.

She referred to the failure of three of her children’s marriages; The separation of Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and Prince Charles from Princess Diana.

The breakdown of the relationship between Charles and Diana will be a central part of the new series. The fourth series of The Crown, which aired last November, told the story of the early romance between Charles and Diana.

The fifth season also introduces Olivia Williams, who plays Camilla Parker-Bowles, now the Queen Consort.