
The Crown’s Prince Andrew actor explains how he empathised with disgraced royal
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Crown star James Murray, who plays Prince Andrew in the forthcoming fifth season of the hit Netflix drama, has explained how he was able to empathise with the disgraced royal. In an interview with The Independent, Murray, 47, talked about how he managed to find common ground with the Prince, who he is portraying in the Nineties – the decade the royal’s wife, Sarah Ferguson, was pictured having her toes kissed by American financial manager John Bryan. There are ups and downs, as there are in any marriage, so you’ve got to explore what it would be like to go through a divorce that has been forced upon you, that you’d rather not go through.” James Murray and Prince Andrew Murray added: “That was my way into finding empathy and not judging him on what then comes further down the line. The man Peter gave me to work on was not the man I’ve read about in the press over the past few years.” The Crown season five begins on Netflix on 9 November.
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