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However, the health of (Bertie) rapidly declines due to lung cancer. He undergoes a secret surgery at Buckingham Palace to remove a lung. Realizing his time is short, he begins mentoring Elizabeth on the responsibilities of the Crown. The episode concludes with the King taking Philip on a duck shoot at Sandringham (the "Wolferton Splash"), where he silently passes the mantle of responsibility to his son-in-law. Key Characters & Performances

Returning as Prime Minister at age 77, Lithgow plays a man desperately clinging to power while the world changes around him. Historical Accuracy vs. Fiction Fact Check The Surgery "The Crown" Wolferton Splash(2016)

King George VI did have a lung removed in a makeshift operating room at Buckingham Palace in 1951. The Malta Years However, the health of (Bertie) rapidly declines due

With a reported budget of £100 million for the season, the production design and cinematography (especially the Malta and Sandringham sequences) are cinematic in scale. The episode concludes with the King taking Philip