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Matt Smith claims The Queen did watch The Crown on Netflix - but Philip 'definitely didn't'

The Crown star Matt Smith claimed the late Queen Elizabeth used to watch the Netflix show on Sunday evenings, although Prince Philip "definitely didn't".

The actor, who played a young version of Prince Philip in the Royal drama, told NBC's Today show: "I heard the Queen had watched it, and she used to watch it on a projector on a Sunday night apparently. I know that Philip definitely didn’t.

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“A friend of mine sat next to him at a dinner once and he asked him… apparently he turned ’round to him and said ‘don’t be ridiculous.’” Former Dr Who actor Matt said he hopes to return to Britain for the funeral on Monday, September 19.

“I think I just want to be in London. I want to experience it, I want to share in the ceremony of it really.”

He added that whereas his mother wanted to go to witness the procession, he would most likely watch the service “in a local pub with a group of friends”.

It comes after Matt's Crown co-star, Claire Foy spoke of the honour of playing the Queen on screen, describing the late monarch as a “massive symbol of continuity and dignity and grace”.

Speaking to the BBC at the Toronto Film Festival, she said: “I think that she was an incredible monarch. She united people and she was a massive symbol of continuity and dignity and grace.”

The Crown is set to air its fifth season in November, which a sixth set to follow. Netflix says the series jumped into the 10 most watched around the world on the week the Queen died.

Netflix said: “Fans revisited Season 1 of The Crown, which entered the list for the first time in the seventh spot with 17.57 million hours viewed.”

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