♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY,
WE'RE BACK WITH GILLIAN ANDERSON AND OLIVIA COLMAN FOR SEASON
FOUR OF "THE CROWN."
I KNOW BOTH OF YOU HAVE-- HERE'S A PICTURE OF GILLIAN AND THE
QUEEN RIGHT HERE.
BOTH OF YOU, IF I'M NOT, HAVE MET HER MAJESTY AND YOU HAVE
HONORS GIVEN TO YOU BY HER MAJESTY.
WHAT IS IT LIKE?
WHAT IS IT LIKE GOING TO BUCKINGHAM?
IS IT-- IS IT NERVE RACKING TO BE THERE, BECAUSE YOU MIGHT DO
SOMETHING WRONG, OR IS EVERYBODY JUST PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE AND
IT'S LIKE ANY OTHER FLAT?
( LAUGHS ) >> IT'S NOT LIKE MOST FLATS I'VE
BEEN TO.
I WAS-- I WAS VERY NERVOUS.
BUT IT WASN'T THE QUEEN THAT GAVE-- THAT I MET.
I MET PRINCESS ANN.
AND THE PALACE-- WHAT WAS HILARIOUS, IT TURNS OUT
EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE IN "THE CROWN" WAS TONED DOWN COMPARED
TO AS IT IS IN THE ACTUAL PALACE.
THERE ARE -- >> Stephen: MEANING WHAT?
>> I WASN'T THERE ON A RAINY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AN AVERAGE
DAY.
IT WAS A DAY WHEN IT WAS-- BUT THERE WERE ENDLESS PEOPLE WITH
GOLD FRILLS ON THEIR SHOULDERS AND ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT
OUTFITS AND DIFFERENT UNIFORMS AND-- BUT THE STAFF WERE SO
SWEET.
AND IF YOU LOOKED NERVOUS, THEY'D GO, "DON'T WORRY, IT'S
ALL OKAY.
DO YOU WANT A CUP OF TEA?" YOU KNOW, THEY WERE SWEET--
"JUST TURN TO THE LEFT, LOOK THAT WAY, STOP HERE"
THEY HELPED YOU ALONG THE WAY.
BUT IT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE, I MEAN, ONE I-- IT'S
ONE I WILL NEVER FORGET.
AND I SORT OF SAID YES MAINLY FOR MY MOM AND DAD.
I TOOK MY DAD, AND HE WAS-- HE COULDN'T WALK VERY FAST.
NEFS A WHEELCHAIR, SO HE GOT A REALLY GOOD SEAT.
HE GOT NEAR THE FRONT.
AND THEY HAD AN ABSOLUTE BALL.
AND IT WAS-- IT WAS VERY LUCKY, YOU KNOW.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO MANY PEOPLE, AND I FELT VERY
FORTUNATE, AND IT WAS ALSO HILARIOUS.
>> Stephen: GILLIAN, WHAT WAS THE EXPERIENCE LIKE FOR YOU?
>> WELL ON THE-- ON THE-- I MEAN, I MET HER A FEW TIMES, AND
VERY OFTEN THERE'S SOMEBODY WHO WALKS WITH HER AND WHISPERS IN
HER EAR TO TELL HER WHO IT IS THAT SHE'S ABOUT TO MEET.
I MEAN, SHE MEETS A LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> AND SHE'S NOT GOING TO REMEMBER WHO EVERYBODY IS.
AND SO THERE'S SOMEBODY-- SHE HAS A QUEEN WHISPERER.
AND SO THERE'S THAT.
AND YOU'RE NOT MEANT TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU'RE SPOKEN TO.
SO THERE'S-- YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT AWKWARD, AND, YOU
KNOW, SHE MAY ASK YOU QUESTIONS ABOUT YOURSELF, OR HOW YOU'RE
ENJOYING THE THING THAT SHE'S JUST BEEN TOLD THAT YOU DO.
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU'VE MET HER MULTIPLE TIMES, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, I'VE MET HER MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT ON THAT PARTICULAR
TIME WITH THAT IMAGE THAT YOU JUST SHOWED WAS-- WAS IN A VERY,
VERY BIG ROOM.
AND AT THE END, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ROOM FELT LIKE IT STARTED TO
GET SMALLER AND SMALLER.
AND I LOOKED OVER AND I REALIZED THAT ALL OF THESE MEN THAT
OLIVIA WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH THE EPAULETS ON THE SHOULDERS
AND EVERYTHING, THEY WERE IN A LINE, CUTTINGSING THE ROOM IN
HALF.
AND THEY ALL HAD TRAYS IN FRONT OF THEM.
AND THEY WERE WALKING IN UNISON TOWARDS YOU IN A LINE, SO MAKING
THE ROOM SMALLER AND SMALLER.
IT WAS LIKE IN "STAR WARS."
>> Stephen: SURE, TRASH COMPACTOR.
>> THE TRASH COMPACTOR.
IT WAS LIKE THAT WITH THE TRAY, SO YOU'RE MEANT TO PUT THE DRINK
ON THE TRAY YOU'RE HOLDING AND SKEDADDLE.
>> Stephen: GET OUT, GET OUT.
"HAVE YOU HAD FUN?
GOOD, GO.
SHE'S AN OLD LADY AND SHE'S BUSY, GET OUT."
SEASON FOUR OF "THE CROWN" IS AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX THIS
SUNDAY.
OLIVIA COLMAN AND GILLIAN ANDERSON, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY
KYLIE MINOGUE.
STICK AROUND.