Netfilx The Crown hits high note thanks to King's School

The choristers of King's School in Worcester played a key role in the final episode of season 6 of Netflix drama The Crown, helping recreate the marriage of Charles and Camilla. 

The drama, which aired last year, featured 36 boys from King’s Worcester Senior School and King’s St Alban’s. Girl choristers could not take part because of the need for historical accuracy.

The wedding took place nearly 20 years ago in February, 2005.

PRESTIGE: The choristers of King's School Worcester played their part in a key scene in The Crown on Netflix - the marriage of Charles and Camilla (Image: King's School)

A spokesperson for King's said: "At the end of the Easter holiday last year, our boy choristers, alongside pupils from a school in Surrey, made their way to York Minster to film the scene depicting the marriage blessing of Charles and Camilla, which originally took place at St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

ACCURATE: The emphasis in The Crown was on historical accuracy so there were no girl choristers from King's (Image: King's School in Worcester)

"For reasons of historical accuracy, our girl choristers could not be included in the filming of the choir, but our Cathedral Choristers were supplemented by other music pupils from King’s for other aspects of the filming; their role was to record the singing of a hymn, Praise My Soul the King of Heaven.

The production company told us that it was the largest shoot they had done in all of the series, featuring 500 extras playing roles such as the guests at the wedding."

STARS: Olivia Williams as Camilla and Dominic West as Prince Charles in the Netflix Show (Image: Supplied by King's School)

After a night in a hotel in the city centre of York, which included being entertained by a singing waiter in an Italian restaurant, the boys were up very early to make their way to York Racecourse, which was the staging area.

After a quick breakfast, the boys were off to make-up and costume.

A school spokesperson added: "The level of detail was such that all the boys had their photos taken at the beginning of filming, and between each recording session; the make-up artists referred back to the original photo to make sure that each person looked the same throughout the recording session for continuity purposes.

"The recording took place in the splendour of York Minster, and the boys spent about 30 minutes singing multiple versions of the hymn. Following that, there was more filming as they were in-shot for other scenes."