Menzies made the revelation in a new interview where he opened up about his life as an actor, explaining fans of The Crown are the least likely to approach him in real life.
The Crown followed the life of Queen Elizabeth from 1947 to 2005, coming to a close at the start of this year.
It was at this point that he said viewers’ opinions of the show became “bumpier”, even though The Crown never pretended to be an accurate history.
But this is something Menzies told The Guardian “maybe audiences were more naive about.”