Michael Shea

Michael Shea
Title(s)	Michael Shea CVO
Age	48 (Season 4)
Date of birth	10 May 1938
Birthplace	Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death	17 October 2009 (Aged 71)
Occupation	Courtier (Press Secretary to the Sovereign)
Relationships
Marital status	Married
Spouse	Mona Grec Stenson (m.1968-2009, dissolved at his death)
Children	2
Credits
Played by	Nicholas Farrell
Season(s)	Season 4
Appearance	48:1

Michael Shea CVO is a guest character in Season 4 of the Netflix series, The Crown.

He serves as Queen Elizabeth II's Press Secretary until 1987, when he's forced to resign after making unguarded comments about the tense relationship between the Queen and Margaret Thatcher.

He is succeeded by Robin Janvrin as Press Secretary.

Honours

Orders of Chivalry

• Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)-1987

Trivia

• Michael Maloney, who played Edward Heath in Season 3, previously played Shea in the 2009 TV serial, The Queen. The episode featuring Shea, titled "The Rivals," covered the same events featured in 48:1 and also featured Clive Francis and Lesley Manville.

Gallery

Shea in reality.

Appearances

Season 4 Appearances
Gold Stick	The Balmoral Test	Fairytale	Favourites	Fagan
Terra Nullius	The Hereditary Principle	48:1	Avalanche	War