The Crown's Olivia Colman weighs in on Meghan drama

The Queen weighs in on Meghan drama

Olivia Colman plays HRH in 'The Crown'

Actress Olivia Colman, who plays Queen Elizabeth in the Netflix dramatisation of the royal family The Crown has spoken out in defence of Meghan Markle.

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Speaking at the show's season three launch, Olivia criticised the treatment of Meghan by the media, branding it "evil".

At the premiere of the hit Netflix series, she said: “It’s just evil. They are mean to them."

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She explained how she couldn't understand why Meghan and Prince Harry were being given such a hard time.

“Everything they do, they step outside their house and it is something.

“I don’t now why they’re so mean to a fellow human being.

“It always strikes me as odd.”

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When asked her opinion on the Sussexes choosing to spend the Christmas holidays with Meghan's mum, Doria Ragland, rather than the rest of the royal family, Olivia said she thought they had good reason to.

“Everyone wants a little Christmas on their own every now and again,” she said.