'The Crown' Star Matt Smith Says Queen Elizabeth Watched the Show, Reveals Prince Harry Called Him 'Granddad'
etonline.comClaire Foy and Matt Smith are paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. In the days since her death on Sept. 8, both of the actors, who starred on Netflix's as Queen Elizabeth and her late husband, Prince Philip, respectively, have spoken out about the late monarch in interviews. «I think that she was an incredible monarch,» Foy told BBCat the Toronto Film Festival. «She united people and she was a massive symbol of continuity and dignity and grace.»«My main feeling is just thinking about her as a mother and a grandmother and a great-grandmother, really,» she added. «I'm very honored to have been a teeny tiny, small part of her story.»As for Smith, he recalled meeting some of the royals. «I met the now-King Charles [III], I told him that he had fabulous shoes … and then I met Harry once at the Polo,» he said on the show. "[Harry] walked up to me and he went, ‘granddad,’ because he watched the show.«When it comes to Queen Elizabeth, Smith noted, „I heard the queen had watched [], and she used to watch it on a projector on a Sunday night, apparently.“Smith also shared that he hopes to return to London for Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Sept.
19.»I think it's a piece of history," the actor explained. «I don't think we'll ever have a monarch who serves for 70 years again...
I just want to be in London. I want to experience it. I think in the ceremony of it, really.»«My mom's going to go [to the procession].
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