Marion Bailey was spotted filming her first scenes as the Queen Mother for season three of The Crown

She joined Olivia Colman, who portrays Queen Elizabeth II, at St Mark's Church in Englefield on Sunday

Firmly marking her return after her Oscar's glory last month, Olivia, 45, cut a regal figure in a lavender coat

Joined by the Duke of Edinburgh (Tobias Menzies) and, Princess Anne (Erin Doherty) Prince Charles and Andrew, Colman led the procession into the picturesque church

The Broadchurch star is taking over the lead role from Claire Foy

The show's time setting moves along to follow the monarch's rule across the 1960s and 1970s

Pippa Middleton married James Matthews at St Mark's in 2017

Fans of the hit Netflix drama The Crown can now catch their first glimpse of Marion Bailey as the Queen Mother.

The award-winning actress, 67, was spotted filming her first scenes alongside Olivia Colman, who portrays Queen Elizabeth II, at St Mark's Church in Englefield on Sunday.

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Firmly marking her return after her Oscar's glory last month, Olivia, 45, looked the epitome of grandeur in a lilac floral coat as she joined the Royal Family cast to film Season Three.

First look: Marion Bailey was spotted filming her first scenes as the Queen Mother for season three of The Crown alongside Olivia Colman, who portrays Queen Elizabeth II, at St Mark's Church in Englefield on Sunday

Olivia, who won the Best Actress Oscar for playing Queen Anne in The Favourite, cut a regal figure as she transformed into our current monarch, pairing the feminine coat with a lavender hat and matching gloves.

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Joined by the Duke of Edinburgh (Tobias Menzies) and Prince Charles and Andrew, Colman led the procession into the picturesque church as they shot the historic scenes.

Marion meanwhile, followed shortly behind with Princess Anne (Erin Doherty) and looked unrecognisable as she transformed into the Queen Mother, donning a mint green dress, matching coat and grey wig.

Exciting: Fans of the hit Netflix drama got their first glimpse of Marion as the Queen Mother as filming got under way at the chapel

Regal: Firmly marking her return after her Oscar's glory last month, Olivia, 45, looked the epitome of grandeur in a lilac floral coat

Family affair: Olivia joined the Royal Family cast to film scenes for Season Three, with Outlander star Tobias looking the spitting image of Prince Philip in a sharp black suit and burgundy tie

Replaying history: The group will follow in their predecessor's footsteps and play the Royal couple for two seasons before the cast will change once again, in order to portray the characters accurately as they age

Replaying history: The Royal Family walking to church at Sandringham in 1968(l-r) Prince Charles, Prince Philip, Queen Mother Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, Prince Andrew, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Queen Elizabeth II

After filming a service in the chapel, where Pippa Middleton famously married James Matthews in 2017, the Royal Family filed out.

While Olivia remained stony-faced when the cameras were rolling, the cast were spotted laughing as they chatted away in-between takes.

Colman recently described playing Queen Elizabeth II as one of her most difficult to date 'because everyone knows what she looks like, everyone knows what she sounds like, everyone has an opinion on whether the casting is right’.

The Broadchurch star is taking over the lead role from Claire Foy, as the show's time setting moves along to follow the monarch's rule across the 1960s and 1970s.

Royal: The Hot Fuzz actress, who won the Best Actress Oscar for playing Queen Anne in The Favourite, cut a regal figure as she transformed into our current monarch

The whole family: Joined by the Duke of Edinburgh (Tobias Menzies) and Prince Charles and Andrew, Colman led the procession into the picturesque church as they shot the historic scenes

Elaborately dressed: Marion meanwhile, followed shortly behind with Princess Anne and looked unrecognisable in a mint green dress, matching coat and grey wig

In character: Erin Doherty cut a striking figure as she transformed into Princess Anne in a green patterned coat and white kitten heels

Stepping back in time: With the time-setting of the drama moving to the 1960s, the children's costumes reflected the era with a young Prince Charles dressing up in a navy suit, while Prince Andrew wore a grey pea coat and white knee-length socks

Religious: After filming a service in the chapel, where Pippa Middleton famously married James Matthews in 2017, the Royal Family filed out

High spirits: While Olivia remained stony-faced while the cameras were rolling, the cast were spotted laughing as they chatted away in-between takes

Big shoes to fill: Midsummer Murder's actress Marion has succeeded Victoria Hamilton in the role, and said she was delighted to be portraying Queen Mother in the upcoming series after her casting was announced

Her latest role: Marion will portray the Queen Mother in series three of The Crown

Her latest role: Marion will portray the Queen Mother (pictured in 1991) in series three of The Crown

Moving on: Broadchurch star Olivia is taking over the lead role from Claire Foy, as the show's time setting moves along to follow the monarch's rule across the 1960s and 1970s

Biggest challenge: Colman recently described playing the monarch as one of her most difficult to date 'because everyone knows what she looks like, everyone knows what she sounds like, everyone has an opinion on whether the casting is right’

Impressive: Olivia and Tobiaz are joined on the star-studded cast list by Helena Bonham Carter, who will star as Princess Margaret, Jason Watkins as former Prime Minister Harold Wilson, and Josh O'Connor, who will play an older Prince Charles

Intimidated: Olivia Colman has described playing the monarch as her hardest role to date

Intimidated: Olivia Colman has described playing the monarch as her hardest role to date (pictured in 1968)

Spitting image: Meanwhile Erin bore a remarkable resemblance to a young Princess Anne

Spitting image: Meanwhile Erin bore a remarkable resemblance to a young Princess Anne (pictured in 1979)

A moment in time: The crew swarmed around St Mark's chapel where they filmed a service for the upcoming series

Olivia and Tobiaz are joined on the star-studded cast list by Helena Bonham Carter, who will star as Princess Margaret, Jason Watkins as former Prime Minister Harold Wilson, and Josh O'Connor, who will play an older Prince Charles.

The group will follow in their predecessor's footsteps and play the Royal couple for two seasons before the cast will change once again, in order to portray the characters accurately as they age.

Midsummer Murder's actress Marion, who has succeeded Victoria Hamilton in the role, was quoted in a tweet on the programme's official profile, saying how delighted she was to be portraying Queen Mother in the upcoming series.

She wrote: 'Wonderful to be joining The Crown. It’s a brilliant show. We have a tough act to follow but what a gift to be playing the fascinating and greatly loved Queen Mother. Thrilled to be on board and working with such a top-notch team.'

Filming began at the start of the July - with the Norfolk-born star revealing last month she had been busy trying to master the monarch's plummy accent.

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Speaking to The Sun, the award-winning actress admitted: 'I'm really nervous to take over something that's been so great — it's scary.

'They're giving me a great voice coach who will make sure I speak like the Queen. So I'll just learn the lines and try and copy exactly what they do.'

Olivia also revealed that Claire has offered to lend a hand, adding: 'Claire Foy has let me know I can call if I need to.'