Queen Elizabeth II is a huge fan of the outdoors and while the royal no longer rides she enjoys nothing more than a brisk dog walk. However, she sometimes enjoys watching TV in the evenings and is said to be a fan of this British series.

The Queen is arguably one of the busiest members of the Royal Family and carries out around 200 royal engagements every year.

However, like the rest of us, she takes time to unwind and is said to enjoy a spot of telly.

Ever the traditionalist the Queen likes period dramas and is reported to be a fan of Downtown Abbey.

According to the Telegraph, the sharp 93-year-old takes note of the inaccuracies in the historical drama.

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Royal correspondent and author of At Home With the Queen, Brian Hoey reported: “We were talking about Trooping the Colour and how the Queen always notices if anything is not quite right … Apparently she is exactly the same when she is watching the television.”

Hoey claims he was told the Queen loves pointing things out when they aren’t right.

The Queen knows better than most as she was personally familiar with Highclere Castle where it was filmed.

The royal is also reported to be a fan of TV talent shows, according to former Britain’s Got Talent contestant, Richard Jones.

The magician claimed he was told the Queen watched the show by Prince Harry.

He told Express.co.uk: “I don’t know whether the Queen really watches TV but he did mention that she enjoyed it, so I hope that’s true.”

While it’s rather close to home, the Queen is also said to enjoy Netflix drama The Crown.

The hit series captured the imaginations of royal fans everywhere and chronicles Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.

Series three is due to drop on Netflix in November and the first two series garnered a fair few fans within the real royal family.

A senior royal source claimed Prince Edward and his wife Sophie Wessex would join the Queen every weekend to watch the series.

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The Queen who gave her blessing for the programme to be made ”really likes it,” the source claimed.

In 2017, when season one was out, a royal source told Express.co.uk: “Edward and Sophie love The Crown.”

“It has been a longstanding arrangement that they drive to Windsor at the weekend to join the Queen for an informal supper while watching TV or a film.”

They added: “They have a Netflix account and urged her to watch it with them.

“Happily, she really liked it, although obviously there were some depictions of events that she found too heavily dramatised.”

While the Queen takes no issue with her fictional portrayal another senior royal has dismissed the show as “ridiculous.”

Prince Philip, 98, is reported to have shared his views on the programme with a friend of The Crown actor, Matt Smith.

Matt Smith, who plays the Duke of Edinburgh in the show, made the claim during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel.

The former Doctor Who claimed a close friend of his was dining with the royals when the following conversation unfurled.

Prince Philip allegedly asked the friend: “What do you do? Are you involved in this Crown thing?”

The friend later reportedly asked: “Philip, I’m just wondering, because I have some friends who made The Crown, have you watched any?”

The Duke of Edinburgh reportedly said: “Don’t be ridiculous.”

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