Prince Harry actor speaks of 'scary' behind the scenes moment on Netflix's The Crown

The Crown actor, Luther Ford, describes his "scary" experience behind the scenes of the hit global drama on Netflix. The series concluded its six-season run in 2023, dramatising the life of Queen Elizabeth II from her early reign in the 1940s and 50s up to the 2005 wedding of Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles.

Luther Ford, who played Prince Harry, spoke to BBC Radio London about his experience on set. He said: "At the beginning of filming, I couldn't move. I was so scared. I remember we did the first take and I remember the director coming up to me going 'You need to breathe in between each sentence.... It was so scary, so many people."

The presenter further questioned how the actor "became Harry". He candidly explained: "I mean, they send you so much material. You read books and watch documentaries. Have a dialect coach. There's a lot of support. It's such a huge show."

Born and raised in London, the young actor initially wanted to make films. Then, his life swerved off course when he answered an open casting call for The Crown as the producers were looking for somebody to play Prince Harry.

Luther Ford is starring in the new BBC drama, titled 'King and Conqueror' and the eight-part series focuses on the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

In 2021, Prince Harry told the former 'The Late Late Show' host James Corden that he had watched The Crown.

He said: "They don't pretend to be news. It's fictional, but it's loosely based on the truth," he said during an interview, adding that the show isn't entirely accurate.

"But it gives you a rough idea about what that lifestyle, the pressures of putting duty and service above family and everything else, what can come from that."

The historical drama was the first global Netflix original show to be produced and filmed in the UK, streaming a total of 60 episodes across six seasons, each taking around eight months to film.

Netflix states when creator, Peter Morgan and executive producers Andy Harries and Stephen Daldry first visited the Netflix team in Los Angeles in 2014, they were commissioned to write the first two seasons of The Crown.

Morgan told Netflix: "I'm proud of having got to the end and having done what I said I would do. It's also really satisfying to look at it as a whole and realise how far we have all come. I loved it. I gave everything to it, I don't think I left anything on the table."