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CROWNING GLORY

ew Zealander Jessica Hobbs’ direction of the explosive finale of series four of – in which Diana and Charles vow to exit their marriage, and Margaret Thatcher resigns – won her the Emmy for best directing of a drama series at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 73rd awards in Los Angeles on September 20. Hobbs, 54, has been working in the UK since 2015, where she

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