Netflix has finally been accepted into the British television establishment by winning its first major Bafta, for Vanessa Kirby's performance as Princess Margaret in The Crown.

It was a landmark moment for the US streaming service, which has poured a reported £100 million into The Crown in an attempt to move in on the BBC's territory.

Last year the sumptuous royal drama had five nominations but won nothing, leading to accusations of a Bafta snub.

This time around, Kirby was named best supporting actress, dedicating her award to the woman she played. "I just felt like the luckiest person in the world to play someone so colourful and vivid and brave and strong. So this is for Margaret, wherever she is," she said.

She also thanked her on-screen sibling, Claire Foy, praising her as "the best sister" she could have, before hastily checking herself and adding: "Apart from my real one!"