Decommissionedthe Crown : Season 5 | Episode 10

: Its retirement coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong to China, symbolizing the final retreat of the British Empire.

The episode sets the stage for the next generation of the royal family while the older one is "decommissioned" in spirit: DecommissionedThe Crown : Season 5 Episode 10

: As Peter Morgan notes in The Crown: The Official Podcast , the episode highlights a shift where Charles is "in his prime" while the Queen is forced to confront her age and the potential obsolescence of her Victorian notions. : Its retirement coincides with the 1997 handover