Queen used to watch The Crown on a projector on Sunday nights, says Matt Smith

Queen used to watch The Crown on a projector on Sunday nights, says Matt Smith (Ian West/PA)

The Queen used to watch episodes of The Crown via a projector on Sunday nights, actor Matt Smith has said.

The British actor, who played a young version of the Duke of Edinburgh in the popular royal-drama, said he wanted to return to the UK to experience the “ceremony” of the monarch’s state funeral – due to be held on Monday.