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We get our first glimpse of Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret

Cape Town – While fans of The Crown will have to wait until 2019 for season 3, Netflix is keeping our interest piqued with sneak peeks.

Earlier this week the streaming service released a first look image of Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth. (Read more here)

And now we have a first look at Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret and Ben Daniels who takes over the role of her husband, Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowden).

The official Twitter account of the show shared the pictures and captioned each "hope" and "hurt" respectively.

SEE THE PICTURES HERE:

Speaking about taking on the role of Margaret from Vanessa Kirby who won a BAFTA for it Helena says: "I'm not sure which I am more terrified about - doing justice to the real Princess Margaret or following in the shoes of Vanessa Kirby."

About his role Ben says he is beyond thrilled to be joining the cast and that he is looking forward to playing the dynamic and complex Lord Snowden.

(Photos: Netflix)

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