GAME of Throne star Natalie Dormer has been spotted dressed as Sarah Ferguson as she filmed the new royal drama, The Lady
Brit actress Natalie, 43, is playing the real-life Duchess of York, in the upcoming four-part ITV drama based on murderous royal aide, Jane Andrews.
Natalie is best known for work as Margaery Tyrell in Game of Thrones and Anne Boleyn in The Tudors.
She is now talking on another regal role playing Prince Andrew’s ex-wife, Fergie.
In brand new pictures released today, Natalie was spotted filming the new royal drama.
The actress was seen wearing a wig of flaming auburn hair, just like Sarah.
She was dressed in a chic red suit, and looked the spitting image of the Duchess.
The crew were spotted filming scenes for the new drama in London.
GRIPPING DRAMA
The drama will tell the story of former royal dresser Jane Andrews, whose rags to riches fairy tale fell to shreds when she was convicted of murder.
The synopsis continues: “Once a young working-class girl, Jane answered an advertisement in a magazine and to the astonishment of her friends and family, became the Duchess of York’s dresser at Buckingham Palace.
“Moving amongst the highest social circles in Britain, Jane managed to secure a place in the upper-classes, only to lose her job with the Duchess after nine years of service.
“Still reeling from her fall from grace, Jane went on to meet charismatic businessman Thomas Cressman and fell deeply in love. Soon cracks began to develop in the romance Jane had pinned all her hopes on, with disastrous consequences.”
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Natalie is joined by a whole host of famous faces in ITV’s The Lady.
Bafta-winner, Mia McKenna-Bruce (How To Have Sex), plays killer Jane.
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Award-winning director, Lee Haven Jones (The Feast, A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, Passenger) will direct the series.
KILLER JANE
Jane worked for Fergie for nine years until 1997.
A few years later, she stabbed her lover, Thomas Cressman, to death with a kitchen knife at their west London home and was jailed for life in 2001.
The ITV drama about her life is set to be partially fictionalised and is penned by Harlots‘ Debbie O’Malley.
“When Jane Andrews was tried for the murder of Thomas Cressman in 2001 it made headlines around the world,” Debbie said in a statement.
“But behind those headlines, lay a much more complex, painful and thought-provoking story – an exploration of female ambition and human frailty and a devastating chain of events that ended in the taking of a man’s life.
“And this story, tied up with our national preoccupation with class and our ongoing obsession with the Royal family, feels every bit as relevant now as it did twenty years ago.”