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The Queen Was Paid Less Than Her Prince On Netflix's 'The Crown'

The producers of the TV drama say the star, Claire Foy, got less than former Doctor Who star Matt Smith, but also say that will be rectified in future seasons when new actors take over the characters.
Actors Claire Foy and Matt Smith attend the world premiere of season 2 of Netflix's <em>The Crown</em> in London last year.

It seems like another example of television's gender pay gap: executive producers of Netflix's drama have admitted that star Claire Foy, who played Queen Elizabeth, was paid less than Matt Smith, the supporting actor who played her husband, Prince Philip.

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