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“The Crown” had a fan in Queen Elizabeth ll.
Matt Smith, who portrayed Prince Philip in his younger years in the hit Netflix series, revealed in a new interview that Her Royal Majesty watched the show prior to her death.
“I met the now-King Charles [III], I told him that he had fabulous shoes … and then I met Harry once at the Polo,” the actor, 39, recalled during his Thursday appearance on the “Today” show.
“He walked up to me and he went, ‘Grand-dad,’ because he watched the show,” he added. “I heard the Queen had watched it, yeah, and she used to watch it on a projector on a Sunday night, apparently.”
Although the British royal — who died at the age of 96 last week — allegedly tuned into the series, her late husband wasn’t as big of a fan.
“I know that Philip definitely didn’t [watch],” Smith said of the Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April ahead of his 100th birthday.
“A friend of mine sat next to him at [a] dinner once and he asked him. Actually, I think Philip asked my friend if he made ‘The Crown,’” he shared.
“My friend couldn’t resist. By the end of the meal he was like, ‘Philip, I have to ask, have you watched ‘The Crown?’ And [Philip] apparently turned around to him [and said], ‘Don’t be ridiculous.’”
Smith previously revealed that he also met Prince William at one point, who offered him a few acting tips.
“I met [William] very briefly in a lineup at the polo,” he said during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show in 2016. “The lady who was doing the lineup said, ‘This is Matt and he’s about to play Prince Philip.’ And then she said, ‘Have you got any advice for him?’”
The “House of Dragon” star continued, “And then I thought, ‘God, I’m going to die.’ All [William] said was, ‘Legend. He’s an absolute legend.’”
Smith portrayed the Queen’s late husband.
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Smith portrayed the Queen’s late husband.
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