BUTaccording to one of the stars “Crown“, actor Matt Smith, queen elizabeth iiwho passed away on September 8 at the age of 96, watched Netflix drama about the royal family.
British actor who played the deceased Prince Philip in the television series, she spoke about her viewing habits.
39-year-old”Dragon HouseThe actor stated during an appearance on Thursday’s Today show, “I heard the queen was watching it.” Apparently she saw it on the projector Sunday night.
Duke of Edinburghwho passed away last April at the age of 99, according to Smith, did not watch the series.
“I know Philip definitely didn’t do it,” said Smith, who played young Philip. “My friend was sitting next to him in [a] supper and asked. I think Philip asked my friend if he did ‘Crown.’ [My friend said,] “I can’t resist. Have you watched The Crown? [And then Philip] turned around and said, “Don’t be ridiculous.”
Smith also remembered the time he met Prince Harry at the meeting and the former prince played a joke on him.
“[Harry called me] Grandpa,” Smith said, “I can’t claim to know if he’s watching [‘The Crown’] now, but I looked a bit then.”
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In a previous interview, Harry admitted to watching some of the shows with his wife. Meghan Markle. The 38-year-old Duke of Sussex visited “The Late Late Show with James Corden”in February 2021 and commented on how fictional the show was.
“It’s loosely based on the truth,” said Harry. “Of course, it’s not entirely accurate … It gives you a rough idea of what the lifestyle is, what pressure it is to place duty and service over family and everything else that might come of it.”
“It’s more comfortable for me”Crown’ than I see stories written about my family, my wife, or me, because that’s the difference between [‘The Crown’ being] obviously a fiction, take it as you wish, but [my life] reported as fact because you are allegedly news,” he said. “I have a real problem with that.”