Netflix has launched the primary official pictures of the actors taking part in Prince William and Kate Middleton within the last sequence of The Crown.

Pictures present newcomer Ed McVey within the function of a teenage William, and Meg Bellamy taking part in Kate Middleton.

The actors - who will play a giant half within the subsequent season - shared the photographs in a joint Instagram put up, with the captions: "Here we go!" and "Meet Kate and Will".

The present will recreate the early days of their relationship, with an official description saying: "As The Crown enters a new decade, Prince William starts at university in St Andrew's, determined to lead as normal a life as possible while he still can.

"Also starting life as a college pupil, is Kate Middleton from Berkshire. As the pair meet for the primary time on campus, a brand new romance and a brand new future for The Crown begins."

Appearing as a baby within the final sequence, younger William was performed by Senan West, the real-life son of actor Dominic West, who performs the then Prince Charles.

Rufus Kampa may even play William in his youthful years, earlier than McVey takes over the half.

The story of William and Kate's younger romance is predicted to play a big function within the coming sequence.

Season five of The Crown covered the 1990s - a tempestuous interval for the royals - that includes the break-up of three marriages. Princess Diana, Sarah Ferguson and the now King Charles all had affairs, whereas the final sequence additionally included Diana's notorious interview with journalist Martin Bashir and a hearth at Windsor Castle.

As the present has neared the present day, there was some criticism of its portrayal of the royal family, with actress Dame Judi Dench and former prime minister John Major each hitting out on the inventive licence used to depict real-life occasions.

In response, Netflix stated the programme "has always been presented as a drama based on historical events".

The streaming large additionally added a label to the trailer, Twitter web page and web site, calling the programme a "fictional dramatization".

The Crown had been attributable to finish after the fifth sequence - which aired two months after the demise of Queen Elizabeth II - however creator and author Peter Morgan later stated it could be prolonged to incorporate a sixth.

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While this last season will cowl the interval of Princess Diana's demise, in Paris in August 1997 - when Prince William was 15 and Prince Harry was 12 - Netflix has stated it is not going to depict the automobile crash that killed her.

It is known the sequence will present the lead-up to the crash, in addition to its aftermath, however not the crash itself.

The last sequence of The Crown is predicted to air in the direction of the tip of this 12 months on Netflix.