Helena Bonham Carter To Play Princess Margaret 

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HELENA BONHAM CARTER is set to replace Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret for the next two seasons of Netflix\'s

The British actress is "all but confirmed" to take on the role of the Queen’s more controversial younger sister reports the

. This comes after the show’s creator Peter Morgan made the decision to recast the roles of the royal family with different actors in their later years.

, "You can’t ask someone to act middle-aged. Someone has to bring their own fatigue to it. The feelings we all have as 50-year-olds are different than the feelings we all have as 30-year-olds."

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While the Academy Award-nominated actress is no stranger to regal roles following her portrayal of The Queen Mother in

in 2010, this marks another stellar casting decision by the hit series.

It has already been announced that Olivia Colman will be taking over from Claire Foy in the role of Queen Elizabeth but there is currently no word on who will replace Matt Smith as Prince Phillip.

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Michael C Hall is set to play president John F Kennedy.

Jodi Balfour will play Jackie Kennedy.

Matt Smith is reprising his role as Prince Philip.

Vanessa Kirby is once again playing Princess Margaret.

Claire Foy is returning to her award-winning portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II.

Matthew Good will play Lord Snowdon (then known as Antony Armstrong-Jones).

Victoria Hamilton will return to her role as the Queen Mother.

Jeremy Northam will reprise his depiction of Anthony Eden.