The Crown actor Dominic West once rented a cottage from King Charles

Dominic West once rented a cottage from King Charles.

The 53-year-old actor portrays the now-monarch- who acceded to the throne upon the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth in September – during the years that he was known as Prince Charles in Netflix hit ‘The Crown’ and as part of his research for the role ended up staying on a farm estate in Cornwall operated on behalf of the King.

He said: “Well, I read most of the books about him, and my God, there’s a lot of biographers as we saw [in the coverage of] the Queen’s funeral. There seemed to be a new one every 10 minutes. I took advantage of the huge research department of ‘The Crown’.

“They sent me lots of videos, lots of interviews. I mean, it’s the thing about him: There’s so much on him, and every single moment of his life has been scrutinized and recorded, so there’s a lot to go on. He has a farm estate that he rescued in Cornwall and that the Duchy of Cornwall [which operates land holdings on behalf of the British monarch’s eldest son] now runs, and you can rent cottages there.”

‘The Wire’ star went on to explain that he stayed in the accommodation for a week so he could “think about” the 73-year-old royal – who is now married to Queen Consort Camilla but has sons Prince William and Prince Harry with the late Princess Diana – and enjoyed the “travel aspect” of the preparation.

“I went there for week, just to sort of carry on my reading and research and walk around and think about him and be in a place [imbued] by his personality. I went to Highgrove [Charles’ private residence] as well and joined a garden tour there. So I really enjoyed the travel aspects and going to the places where he’s had an effect.”

Charles Attends 1st Festival of Remembrance Since Queen’s Death.

Continuing tradition. King Charles III attended the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance in London on Saturday, November 12, for the first time since Queen Elizabeth II died.

The 73-year-old appeared at Royal Albert Hall alongside Queen Consort Camilla as well as Prince William and Princess Kate to remember and honor fallen soldiers from Britain and the Commonwealth. Also in attendance were the Prince Edward and Countess Sophie, Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra. All wore red poppies to commemorate U.K. war heroes.

The evening included musical performances from Andrea Bocelli and Luke Evans as well as tributes to Queen Elizabeth, who died at age 96 in September. The Festival of Remembrance included a clip that showed the late monarch speaking of the “tremendous contribution” the armed forces made to Britain’s “standing and reputation” across the globe, the BBC reports.

The queen enlisted in the Auxiliary Territorial Service — a branch of the Royal Army for women — in February 1945, making her the first female in the royal family to serve in the military. She trained to become a military truck driver and mechanic, but the war ended before she could be assigned to active duty.

After honoring the late military personnel, Saturday night’s event ended with a performance of “God Save the King.”

The weekend isn’t over for the royals, though. Charles will lead a Remembrance Day service for the first time since taking the throne on Sunday, November 12.

The sovereign will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph, a national war memorial in London, to honor fallen servicemen and women and observe a national two-minute silence at 11 a.m. GMT.

Though he automatically became king after the queen’s death, Charles has yet to have his coronation. He had a brief Ascension Ceremony on September 10, but he’ll have his official coronation on May 6, 2023, Buckingham Palace confirmed in a press release last month.

The ceremony “will reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry.”

The weekend isn’t over for the royals, though. Charles will lead a Remembrance Day service for the first time since taking the throne on Sunday, November 12.

The sovereign will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph, a national war memorial in London, to honor fallen servicemen and women and observe a national two-minute silence at 11 a.m. GMT.

Though he automatically became king after the queen’s death, Charles has yet to have his coronation. He had a brief Ascension Ceremony on September 10, but he’ll have his official coronation on May 6, 2023, Buckingham Palace confirmed in a press release last month.