'We'll never have a monarch that serves for 70 years again... I just want to be in London, I want to experience it'
Matt Smith and Claire Foy at the season two premiere of The Crown in 2017. Pic: APActor Matt Smith, who played Prince Philip in The Crown, is planning to return to the UK for the Queen's funeral so he can witness"a piece of history".
He told America's Today programme:"We'll never have a monarch that serves for 70 years again... I just want to be in London, I want to experience it. I think I want to share in the ceremony of it really." said his mother was planning to watch Monday's funeral procession in person, but that he wasn't sure if he would join her.
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