James Murray has been seen in character as Prince Andrew for the first time.
The Cutting It star, 46, has replaced Tom Byrne as the Queen’s second son for series five of The Crown, which will cover the events of the Royal Family in the Nineties.
James donned a grey suit and brown wig to transform into the royal alongside co-star Claudia Harrison, who plays Princess Anne, as they filmed in Surrey on Wednesday.
The Crown series five: James Murray transformed into Prince Andrew as he filmed memorial scenes alongside new Princess Anne actress Claudia Harrison
The pair were believed to be filming memorial scenes, suggesting the show will steer away from the official royal timeline with embellished scenes as in previous episodes.
Claudia took over the role from Erin Doherty, who played the Queen’s only daughter in the previous two seasons of The Crown.
She was dressed in a blue skirt suit for the scenes, with a brunette wig coiffed in Anne’s signature beehive style.
Two of a kind: Cutting It star James, 46, has replaced Tom Byrne as the Queen’s second son (pictured right: Prince Andrew in 2000)
Seeing double: Claudia took over the role from Erin Doherty, who played the Queen’s only daughter in the previous two seasons of The Crown (pictured right, Princess Anne in 1999)
News of James’ casting as Prince Andrew was unveiled last month.
James’ previous endeavours include his portrayal of Stephen Hart in ITV’s Primeval, playing Liam Carney in BBC One’s season four of Cutting It and acting as the lead DCI in completely improvised show Suspects.
The Mancunian actor, who is married to actress Sarah Parish, is also currently filming Masters of Air – the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks-produced Apple TV series.
Dapper: James donned a grey suit and brown wig to transform into the royal alongside co-star Claudia Harrison, who plays Princess Anne, as they filmed in Surrey on Wednesday
Blue-tiful: Claudia was dressed in a blue skirt suit for the scenes, with a brunette wig coiffed in Anne’s signature beehive style
One to watch: The pair were believed to be filming memorial scenes, suggesting the show will steer away from the official royal timeline with embellished scenes as in previous episodes
New face: News of James’ casting as Prince Andrew was unveiled last month. He is best known for his roles in Primeval, Cutting It and Suspects
The Crown’s fifth series will see Imelda Staunton take over the role of the Queen from Olivia Colman, while Lesley Manville is set to play her sister Princess Margaret, replacing Helena Bonham Carter.
Jonathan Pryce, 73, will take over the role of Prince Philip for the seasons showing the Royals navigating the 1990s and early 2000s.
Elizabeth Debicki will take over the coveted role of Princess Diana from Emma Corrin, while Dominic West will play Prince Charles.
Her Royal Highness: The very first image of Imelda Staunton in character as Queen Elizabeth II was revealed earlier this month
Congrats! Lesley Manville has been cast as Princess Margaret (right in 1966) for the fifth and sixth seasons of The Crown
New role: The Two Popes actor Jonathan Pryce, 73, has said he is ‘confident’ to take on the ‘daunting’ role of Prince Philip in The Crown’s final two seasons
Casting: It was announced that Elizabeth Debicki had been cast as Princess Diana last August, and fans of the Netflix show were delighted to hear that the Australian actress would be taking on the role
Leading man: Dominic West will take on the role of Prince Charles (right in 1996), at a time when his marriage to Diana came to a turbulent end. A first look at the actor in character was released earlier this month (left)
The final two series of The Crown will cover the Royal Family’s history throughout the 1990s and into 2003, however it is not yet known which moments will be seen.
There are several poignant moments which could be used, including the Queen making a speech on her 40th anniversary of her accession in 1992, in which she called the year an ‘annus horriblis’.
She was referring to the breakdown of three of her children’s marriages; Prince Andrew, Princess Anne’s and Prince Charles’ divorce from Princess Diana.