Meg Bellamy

2022 - 9 - 3

Post cover — Image courtesy of "British Vogue"

Who Is Meg Bellamy, The Actress Playing A Young Kate Middleton ... (British Vogue)

Take Emma Corrin, who joined Peter Morgan's series as Diana, Princess of Wales fresh out of Cambridge University with only a handful of small parts to her name.

[Netflix](https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/new-to-netflix) has yet to reveal precisely which moments from the future Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s relationship will be captured in the series, but given how little is known about the early days of William and Kate’s romance, the few moments that the press did manage to capture may well feature. The 19-year-old – who earned an A* for drama at St Crispin’s School, per [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/09/02/netflixs-crown-has-found-kate-middleton-former-head-girl-making/) – studied in Wokingham, not too far from the village where Kate lived with her family as a girl. “It was like: ‘One day I want to go to the moon – that would be fun,’” she [told British Vogue](https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/emma-corrin-interview) of the surreality of auditioning for the gig in the magazine’s October 2020 issue. [The Crown](https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/the-crown-season-5) has launched the careers of several of Britain’s most respected young actors, with casting directors Nina Gold and Robert Sterne renowned for finding little-known talents capable of morphing into the Windsors on screen in a way that verges on uncanny. According to [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2022/09/the-crown-netflix-prince-william-kate-middleton-casting-1235106198/), which broke the news of the casting, Bellamy responded to an open call for submissions for the coveted part, despite having no professional experience.

Meg Bellamy, 19, will play a young Kate Middleton in The Crown ... (Daily Mail)

Two actors have been cast as Prince William, 40, in the series. Rufus Kampa, 16, will depict the prince's teenage years showing how he and the royal family ...

So excited to announce that I will be playing Kate Middleton in Series 6 of Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ Can't wait: Sharing his elation at landing the huge role, Ed penned on Instagram on Friday: 'Ahhhhh the big news is now out!!! They'll only cast her if they can find the right candidate.' Before landing the role of William, Ed graduated Drama Centre London in 2021. Actor Ed McVey (pictured) is one of two actors cast to play Prince William. I’m absolutely buzzing to be given the opportunity to play Prince William in #TheCrown in Series 6!!!

Meg Bellamy: The unknown former head girl chosen to play Kate ... (Scottish Daily Express)

Netflix drama The Crown has chosen the actors to play Kate Middleton and Prince William during their whirlwind student romance at St Andrews University in ...

Performing roles at the theme park including bringing popular Lego characters to life as part of the Lego Friends and All Stars teams. All three will appear in the show's sixth and final series, which will begin shooting later this year. Bellamy has no professional acting experience and her career to date has involved amateur dramatics and film-making. [Netflix drama The Crown has a plan for dealing with the Queen's death](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/tv/netflix-drama-crown-plan-dealing-27589455) [William](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/all-about/prince-william) as an undergraduate when he falls for the fresh-faced brunette, with teenager Rufus Kampa assuming the role of the prince as a schoolboy. [The Crown](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/all-about/the-crown) has chosen the actors to play [Kate Middleton](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/all-about/kate-middleton) and Prince William during their whirlwind student romance at St Andrews University in Scotland.

Former head girl to make TV debut as Kate Middleton in The Crown (The Guardian)

Newcomer Meg Bellamy will play a young Duchess of Cambridge alongside Ed McVey and Rufus Kampa as Prince William.

[The fifth series, due to air in November](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/aug/19/elizabeth-debicki-channels-diana-in-first-peek-into-the-crowns-fifth-season), will include a whole new cast, with [Imelda Staunton as the Queen](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/jul/30/first-image-revealed-of-imelda-staunton-as-the-queen-in-the-crown), Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, and Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret. [the Daily Telegraph reported](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/09/02/netflixs-crown-has-found-kate-middleton-former-head-girl-making/). [Prince William](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/prince-william). [The Crown](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/the-crown). [historical drama](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/dec/06/netflix-has-no-plans-to-add-disclaimer-that-the-crown-is-work-of-fiction) chronicling the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, with the sixth series expected to depict the years after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. Kampa will reportedly play Prince William in the immediate aftermath of his mother’s death, while McVey and Bellamy will play the duke and duchess during their time as students at the University of St Andrews, where they met in 2001.

The Crown season 6 finds its Kate Middleton as Netflix drama jumps ... (The Independent)

Middleton will be played by newcomer Meg Bellamy. It has also been revealed that two new actors have been cast to play Prince William, with each starring as the ...

[Netflix](/topic/netflix) has been hunting for actors to play Middleton in the sixth and final season of the show, which will show her meeting Prince William at St Andrew’s university in 2001. The actors are newcomers Rufus Kampa and Ed McVey. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply.

The Crown cast: Kate Middleton and Prince William actors revealed ... (iNews)

The actors were discovered from self-submitted audition tapes following a casting call on social media. UNSPECIFIED, BAHAMAS - MARCH 26: Catherine, ...

A Netflix spokesperson confirmed to i: “The Crown series six will introduce three new young actors in the roles of Prince William and Kate Middleton when filming starts this autumn. Meg Bellamy will take on the role of Kate Middleton while 16-year-old Rufus Kampa and 21-year-old Ed McVey will play Prince William in the A former head girl whose previous connection to Windsor was a job at Legoland has been selected by Netflix to portray the Duchess of Cambridge in the sixth series of