Matt Smith said he heard Queen Elizabeth used to watch 'The Crown' on a projector on Sunday nights

• Matt Smith said he heard Queen Elizabeth used to watch "The Crown" on a projector on Sundays.

• But he believes that Prince Philip never watched the award-winning Netflix series.

• "Don't be ridiculous," Philip told a friend of Smith's who had asked if he watched "The Crown."

Actor Matt Smith — who played a young Prince Philip on "The Crown" — said he heard that Queen Elizabeth II used to watch the Netflix series about her life.

"I heard the Queen had watched it," Smith said, speaking to Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb on the "Today Show." "And she used to watch it on a projector on Sunday night, apparently."

But he told Guthrie and Kotb that he knows that Prince Philip "definitely didn't" watch the show.

Smith said a friend of his sat next to Philip at a dinner once and the Prince asked his friend if he made "The Crown."

After three courses of food, Smith said his friend asked Philip if he had ever watched the show.

"Don't be ridiculous," Philip shot back, according to Smith.

Smith has had his own interactions with the royal family, as well, recounting the times when he met King Charles III and Prince Harry.

He said when he met Charles, he told him he had "fabulous shoes." Charles responded by saying he had the shoes for 30 years.

"And then I met Harry once at the polo," Smith said, "And he walked up to me, and he went, 'granddad,'" while shaking Smith's hand.

Smith has plans to return to London for the Queen's funeral, which will take place Monday at 11 a.m. local time.

He said he is unsure whether he'll make it to the processional to pay his respects, but he might watch the broadcast in a pub with some friends.

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