Claire Foy reprises her role as the young Princess Elizabeth in a brief flashback scene, portraying the Princess' broadcast to the British Commonwealth on her 21st birthday, one of the highlights of her first overseas tour in 1947, when she accompanied her parents through southern Africa.
This was Olivia Colman's winning submission for the 2021 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Claire Foy also won the 2021 Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her work here. This was the first time two actresses won an acting Emmy for playing the same character in the same episode.
The breed of dog on the sofa when Princess Anne (Erin Doherty) is reading the newspaper is a Clumber Spaniel. Princess Anne is the President of the Working Clumber Spaniel Society.
This is the first appearance in the series of Jessie Aquilina as Sarah Ferguson, who would marry Prince Andrew in 1986 and become 'Her Royal Highness The Duchess Of York' for the next ten years until their divorce.
Nicholas Farrell, who plays Michael Shea, the press secretary to Queen Elizabeth II, portrayed 'David Mycroft', a fictional character in To Play the King (1993), who had a similar job as Shea, being the King's advisor.