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Stars Of Netflix's 'The Crown' Reveal True Meanings Of Polite British Phrases

Stars Of Netflix's 'The Crown’ Reveal True Meanings Of Polite British Phrases
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 29: Actors Matt Smith and Claire Foy attend The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 29, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. 26592_012 (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for TNT)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 29: Actors Matt Smith and Claire Foy attend The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 29, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. 26592_012 (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for TNT)

The stars of “The Crown” are just telling it how it is.

Claire Foy and Matt Smith ― who portray Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, in Netflix’s royal drama ― reveal the real meaning of polite British phrases in a new video posted online.

Find out what the British really mean when they say things like, “It’s not quite what I had in mind,” and, “You look like you had fun last night,” in the video below:

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