Right royal shame

THERE was outrage recently when the executive producers of The Crown conceded CLAIRE FOY (33), who plays Queen Elizabeth II, was paid less than MATT SMITH (35), who plays Prince Philip.

“The producers acknowledged Smith did make more due to his Doctor Who fame but that they would rectify that for the future,” Variety reported. “Going forward, no one gets paid more than the queen.”

Quite right too. Claire has been universally hailed for her work in the Netflix show, which looks at the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II – and she has a Golden Globe to show for it.

Claire carries the show, an irate fan tweeted after the pay discrepancy drama broke.