Enthusiasts of “The Crown” have long mulled over whether the English celebrated family anytime watched the popular Netflix series considering their arrangement of encounters and lives. While Matt Smith, who played an energetic Sovereign Philip in the show’s underlying two seasons, doesn’t have all of the reactions, this week he revealed what he understands about their survey penchants.

The performer appeared Thursday on NBC’s “Today,” where he shared a story about get-together Sovereign Harry.

“He went reliant upon me and he went, ‘granddad,'” said Smith, copying Harry expanding his hand ― a reference to the performer’s occupation as Philip.

“He’d watched the show!” Smith said. “In light of everything, I mean I couldn’t exactly know if he watches it at the present time, but he’d watched a bit of it.” This story incited have Savannah Guthrie to ask for “inside scoop” on whether other grand family members had seen it.

“I heard the sovereign had watched it,” Smith said. “Likewise, she used to watch it on a projector on a Sunday night.”

Anyway Smith didn’t reveal where he got his information, various reports have furthermore said that Sovereign Elizabeth II, who kicked the pail last week at 96, watched “The Crown.” The U.K. outlet English Inheritance Travel refered to a magnificent “insider” who said that the sovereign watched the series yet added that she found some of it “enthusiastically sensationalized.” Vanessa Kirby, who played a young Princess Margaret, similarly said she heard informally that the sovereign cherished the show.

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“I understand that Philip unquestionably didn’t,” Smith said, adding that a sidekick had gone to a dinner with the magnificent and “couldn’t resist” inquisitive concerning whether he watched it.

Philip then, replied, “Don’t be silly,” according to Smith.

“The Crown” pronounced last week that it would quit recording following the sovereign’s passing.