Matt Smith spilled alllll the tea on what varied members of the royal household considered his portrayal of Prince Phillip within the early seasons of The Crown.
Talking on the Immediately present, Matt started by speaking about his first pre-Crown royal interplay with Charles. “I met the now-King Charles, advised him that I believed he had fabulous footwear, which he advised me he had for 30 years,” he recalled.
Nevertheless, his position as Prince Phillip acquired him one obvious fan: Prince Harry. “I met Harry as soon as on the polo, which sounds a bit grand, however it wasn’t that grand,” Matt continued, explaining how Harry cam as much as him and shook his hand. “He walked as much as me and went, ‘Granddad.’”
“He watched the present,” Matt added. “I can’t declare to know if he watches it presently, however he watched a little bit of it then.”
As for the large cheese, he added, “I heard the Queen had watched it, and she or he used to observe it on a projector on a Sunday night time, apparently — and I do know Philip positively didn’t.”
The intel on Philip got here from a buddy who attended a dinner with the royal. “By the top of the meal he was like, ‘Philip I’ve to ask, have you ever watched The Crown?” Matt defined. “Apparently, he turned spherical to him and went, ‘Do not be ridiculous.'”
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