Helena's Psyched To Be Margaret

THE STAR CONSULTED SPIRITS FOR HER CROWN ROLE.

Helena Bonham Carter has always been, er, wonderfully quirky. It seems the lauded actress has stayed true to form as it’s emerged the star “gained permission” from the late Princess Margaret to play her in the upcoming third season of The Crown.

Sources on the set of the hit drama, which streams on Netflix on November 17, claim Helena (53) ‘made contact’ with the Queen’s sister, who passed away in 2002, via a medium who told her Margaret was happy for the eccentric Englishwoman to portray her on-screen, taking over from Vanessa Kirby (31).

“Helena was just a fledgling movie star when she and Margaret met at a royal movie premiere and the fact she made such an impact on her made it especially important to get her blessing,” the insider tells.