Netflix royal drama `The Crown` is expected to pause filming on its sixth season "out of respect" for Queen Elizabeth II, the UK`s longest-serving monarch who passed away on Thursday. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. She was 96.

In an email statement to entertainment news portal Deadline, `The Crown` creator Peter Morgan said the show is a "love letter" to Queen Elizabeth. `"The Crown` is a love letter to her and I`ve nothing to add for now, just silence and respect. I expect we will stop filming out of respect too," Morgan said.