The Crown season 3 cast photos: Olivia Colman, Helena Bonham-Carter and more

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The Crown's season 3 cast, including Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Colman, and Tobias Menzies (pictured here) struck a regal pose for EW's September issue cover shoot.

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The group gathered on set in London in February 2019.

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Colman and Menzies play Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, respectively, taking over the reins from Claire Foy and Matt Smith.

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Tobias Menzies as Prince Phillip.

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Helena Bonham Carter is tapping in for Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret in season 3.

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“Everyone loves Claire Foy," Colman tells EW jokingly. "So I have got the worst job in the world at the moment."

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Ben Daniels plays Princess Margaret's husband, Lord "Tony" Snowdon.

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Season 3 will chronicle the infamous end of their tumultous marriage.

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"[They're] completely addicted to each other," says Daniels of the former couple. "Even right up until the minute they were getting divorced, they still had a really strong physical relationship. People often said that it was like foreplay for them, having a big row. They would have these huge rows and then amazing sex.”

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During EW's set visit, Bonham Carter urged readers to try Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon's methods at home.

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A more serious side of the onscreen couple.

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Helena Bonham Carter poses as Princess Margaret.

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Ben Daniels as Lord Snowdon.

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A first look at season 3: Daniels, Marion Bailey (as the Queen Mother), Bonham Carter, Colman, Menzies, Erin Doherty (as Princess Anne), and Charles Dance (as Lord Mountbatten).

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Josh O'Connor as Prince Charles in The Crown.

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