<Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Gloriana" </Td> <Td> Philip Martin </Td> <Td> Peter Morgan </Td> <Td> November 4, 2016 (2016 - 11 - 04) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> In 1956, Elizabeth finds herself torn when the public approves, but officials from Parliament and the Church of England disapprove, of Margaret's relationship with Townsend . As Elizabeth tries to dissuade Margaret from the relationship, the Queen Mother complains at Philip's domineering attitude towards Charles . At the suggestion of both Lascelles and the Queen Mother, Elizabeth asks Philip to open the Summer Olympics in Melbourne so he can adjust to life in her shadow . A five - month royal tour onboard the newly commissioned Royal Yacht is later added to Philip's itinerary, to which Elizabeth responds by suggesting that he be thankful everyone is helping him to find a public role . Meanwhile, Eden replaces Churchill as Prime Minister and becomes trapped in an escalating dispute with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser over rights to the Suez Canal . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original release date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Misadventure" </Td> <Td> Philip Martin </Td> <Td> Peter Morgan </Td> <Td> December 8, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> In February 1957, Elizabeth and Philip discuss the state of their marriage while onboard the Britannia in Lisbon, seeing that divorce is not an option . Five months earlier, Elizabeth had suspected he may be having an affair after finding a photograph of Russian ballerina Galina Ulanova in his briefcase . Chancellor of the Exchequer Harold Macmillan challenges Eden's solution to the Egyptian takeover of the Suez Canal, but then agrees to military intervention . Philip's uncle Earl Mountbatten warns Elizabeth about the possible intervention, and she confronts Eden about the Israeli invasion of Sinai . Eden confesses that there is a secret agreement between the Israeli, French and British governments to reclaim the canal from the Egyptians, without approval from Parliament or the United Nations . British forces begin moving into Egypt . After her nightly prayers she resolutely closes the door to the room with an empty double bed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "A Company of Men" </Td> <Td> Philip Martin </Td> <Td> Peter Morgan </Td> <Td> December 8, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> In December 1956, Eden withdraws British forces from Egypt following international political pressure, before going on holiday to Jamaica to recover his health . Meanwhile, Philip continues his royal tour, punctuated by an interview which he abandons when the reporter asks him embarrassing questions about his family history . At Christmas, Philip makes a radio broadcast, prompting Elizabeth to let him know that his family is waiting for him as part of her Christmas Message and making him look forward to going home to a happier marriage . Meanwhile, Eileen, the wife of Philip's private secretary Michael, initiates divorce proceedings because of her husband's infidelities, including one with a waitress who works at Philip's lunch club . Elizabeth's assistant private secretary Martin Charteris warns Adeane that this could cause the press to start asking about Elizabeth and Philip's own marriage . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Lisbon" </Td> <Td> Philip Martin </Td> <Td> Peter Morgan </Td> <Td> December 8, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Eden returns from Jamaica to find himself forced out of Downing Street by the Cabinet and the Conservative Party, who blame him for the Suez Crisis . As Macmillan becomes Prime Minister, Adeane enlists a retired Lascelles to change Eileen's mind about the divorce . When he fails, and Elizabeth, Philip, and Parker learn about the decision, Elizabeth attempts to convince her to hold off an announcement, but she is rebuffed . The story goes public, prompting Philip to force Parker to resign . Elizabeth arranges Philip's return before meeting the Britannia in Lisbon, where they again discuss their marriage . Philip says that he resents his son outranking him, and needs more respect from the court and palace staff . On February 22, 1957, Philip is made a Prince and becomes "His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Beryl" </Td> <Td> Benjamin Caron </Td> <Td> Amy Jenkins and Peter Morgan </Td> <Td> December 8, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Shortly before her birthday, Margaret accepts a marriage proposal from her friend Billy Wallace . She breaks off the engagement on finding him drunk and recovering from a duel on the night of the intended announcement, during a gala celebrating Elizabeth and Philip's tenth wedding anniversary . Later, she meets photographer Antony Armstrong - Jones at a dinner party and becomes infatuated with him . He invites her to his studio for a sitting . Bored with traditional birthday pictures, she gives one of the photos, which suggests that she is nude, to the newspapers . The following day, the picture is published, shocking Elizabeth and the rest of the Royal Family . Macmillan's wife Dorothy tells him she will end her longtime affair, but Macmillan overhears her talking to her lover on the telephone suggesting otherwise . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Marionettes" </Td> <Td> Philippa Lowthorpe </Td> <Td> Peter Morgan </Td> <Td> December 8, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Lord Altrincham, a minor peer and magazine editor, sparks a constitutional crisis after writing an article criticising Elizabeth . The piece was written after he had listened to a radio broadcast of a particularly tone - deaf speech of hers, written by her aides, to workers at a car factory . While both local newspapers and the general public are initially against him, they support him after he appears on ITN and argues that the monarchy must adapt to post-war and post-Suez society . Macmillan reminds Elizabeth of the trend of nations to abolish their monarchies, prompting her to meet with Altrincham in secret . She later implements two of his suggestions: that the 1957 Royal Christmas Message be televised, and that the Debutante Ball be opened to some of her subjects . Six months later, the Queen Mother expresses embarrassment over the monarchy's slow loss of authority, while hosting a garden party . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "Vergangenheit" </Td> <Td> Philippa Lowthorpe </Td> <Td> Peter Morgan </Td> <Td> December 8, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> In 1945 Germany, a German officer leads American soldiers to a box containing top - secret diplomatic papers . After discovering that these contain information about "Windsor", Churchill informs King George and is asked to ensure that the files are never published . In 1958, shortly before meeting American evangelist Billy Graham, Elizabeth receives a letter from the Duke of Windsor asking permission to re-enter the UK to find employment . She agrees, and he starts convincing former sycophants to support his return . When historians unearth the papers, reorganised and titled The Marburg Files, Macmillan brings the matter before Elizabeth . He and the Queen Mother explain that one volume, which the United States wants published, concerns the Duke of Windsor's clandestine relationship with the Nazi High Command . After an encounter with the Duke does not go as planned, Elizabeth asks Lascelles for advice, only to learn that the extent of the relationship was even worse than she had known . She then seeks spiritual counsel from Reverend Graham before allowing the volume to be published and exiling the Duke of Windsor for betraying his country . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Matrimonium" </Td> <Td> Benjamin Caron </Td> <Td> Peter Morgan </Td> <Td> December 8, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> After learning that Townsend is engaged to a much younger woman, Margaret retaliates by pressing Armstrong - Jones into proposing marriage . Because Elizabeth is pregnant, protocol prevents her from announcing the engagement . Adeane and Lascelles inform Elizabeth that Armstrong - Jones is currently engaged in sexual relationships with other women, and also with his best male friend and his wife, who is pregnant with what might be Armstrong - Jones's child . Elizabeth gives birth to Prince Andrew . She decides against telling Margaret about Armstrong - Jones's sexual activities . Margaret and Armstrong - Jones are married at Westminster Abbey . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "Dear Mrs. Kennedy" </Td> <Td> Stephen Daldry </Td> <Td> Peter Morgan </Td> <Td> December 8, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Elizabeth invites newly - inaugurated American President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie to Buckingham Palace for dinner . The Queen finds common ground with the First Lady, only to become annoyed on hearing that Jackie had insulted both her and the Palace at a party . Feeling challenged, she travels to Ghana to meet President Kwame Nkrumah, whose relationship with the Soviet Union is worrying Macmillan . Elizabeth convinces him to cut ties with the Soviet Union and to realign Ghana with the United Kingdom, in exchange for agreeing to dance the foxtrot with him . Later, Jackie makes an unexpected visit to the UK and sits down with Elizabeth at Windsor Castle, where she apologises for insulting her, explaining that she had been under the influence of "substances". Elizabeth later confides in Philip, asking him if she should have responded in a more personal way . President Kennedy is assassinated, and Elizabeth arranges for a week of mourning to take place . She also sends Jackie a personal letter of sympathy . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "Paterfamilias" </Td> <Td> Stephen Daldry </Td> <Td> Tom Edge and Peter Morgan </Td> <Td> December 8, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> On Philip's insistence Charles is sent to Gordonstoun School . Elizabeth and Louis, who are against the idea, recommend Eton College, only for Philip to use his deal with Elizabeth to compel her to back him . As he takes Charles to Scotland, Philip recalls his time at the school, when he was punished for fighting by being forced to construct the school's front gate during the winter holiday, and when his favourite sister Cecile and her family had died in a plane crash, for which his father Andrew blamed him . Charles starts to struggle with Gordonstoun's rigorous curriculum and, when he disappears during the Gordonstoun challenge, is found crying by his security detail . Philip admonishes Charles for being "bloody weak". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Mystery Man" </Td> <Td> Benjamin Caron </Td> <Td> Peter Morgan </Td> <Td> December 8, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> In 1963, the government is thrown into chaos by an affair between the Secretary of State for War John Profumo and model Christine Keeler becoming public knowledge . When the media begins to speculate about a "mystery man" seen in a photograph taken at a party hosted by London osteopath Stephen Ward, who is charged with immorality offences, Margaret and Tony notice the similarities with Philip . Ward commits suicide, and the police find a hand - drawn portrait of Philip among his belongings . An embarrassed Macmillan resigns, and is succeeded by Alec Douglas - Home, whose appointment is controversial due to his relationship with the Royal Family . Elizabeth asks Philip if he is the mystery man, and confronts him with the photograph of Ulanova . Philip admits to knowing Ward in a minor capacity, having visited his clinic the previous year after injuring his neck . He denies attending Ward's weekend parties, and reaffirms his love and support for Elizabeth . Elizabeth gives birth to her fourth child . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original release date </Th> </Tr>

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