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House of the Dragon histrion Matt Smith, who played young Prince Philip successful Netflix's The Crown, said helium heard 1 subordinate of the royal household would ticker the amusement connected a projector.
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According to Matt Smith, Queen Elizabeth II was a royal reviewer.
The House of the Dragon star—who played a young Prince Philip successful seasons 1 and 2 of The Crown—said that helium heard through the rumor mill that the precocious queen utilized to ticker Netflix's fictionalized drama of her life.
"I heard the queen had watched it," Smith said during a Sept. 15 quality connected the Today show. "And she utilized to ticker it connected a projector connected a Sunday night, apparently."
But the aforesaid couldn't beryllium said for Smith's muse, the precocious Prince Philip.
"I cognize that Philip decidedly didn't. A person of mine sat adjacent to him astatine a meal once, and helium asked him," helium explained. "My person couldn't resist. By the extremity of the meal, helium was like, 'Philip, I person to ask. Have you watched The Crown?' And [he] seemingly turned 'round to him and went, 'Don't beryllium ridiculous.'"
And the mates wasn't the only family subordinate who'd sneaked a peek astatine the Netflix series, according to Smith. The Emmy-nominated actor described a clip erstwhile helium met Prince Harry at a polo match—but the royal already knew who helium was.
"He walked up to me, and helium went, 'Grandad,'" Smith shared, shaking big Jenna Bush Hager's hand. "He'd watched the show!"
Though Smith said helium "can't assertion to cognize if helium watches it currently," Harry had definitely "watched a spot of it then."
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If the Prince continues watching, he'll soon person the accidental to spot his ain double. Season five of The Crown, which focuses connected the 1990s and is acceptable to premiere successful November, has slotted Teddy Hawley and Will Powell to play the young royal.
The Crown is disposable to watercourse connected Netflix.
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