Jonathan Pryce, one of the new stars of season five of The Crown, has said the show isn't disrespectful to the Royal Family - and said it was "disappointing" to hear people thought it was. The actor, who is set to play Prince Philip in the new series, out on November 9, said he didn't agree with claims that the show was "hurtful," "unjust," or "dangerous.
Pryce is set to pick up the reins from Tobias Menzies and play the late royal opposite Imelda Staunton's Queen Elizabeth. He told Entertainment Weekly that he wouldn't have agreed to appear in the show if he thought it was disrespectful. The show has recently been slammed by the likes of Dame Judi Dench in The Times.
He added and that he was "delighted" to be cast in the role. The actor also defended Prince Philip, saying what the newspapers wrote about him was "never very flattering," but that actually he was "nothing like the man you thought he was."
