Everybody has that one favourite movie they like to settle down in front of to watch each Christmas.
And for most, it's a festive film like Home Alone or Miracle on 34th Street or an all-time classic that you can always count on being on TV like The Great Escape.
But according to one actor, the Queen has a much more unusual favourite Christmas film that she watches each year with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
And that film is sci-fi classic Flash Gordon - starring Brian Blessed as Prince Vulcan.
The actor claimed it was much-loved by Her Majesty during an appearance on Yahoo Movies several years ago.
He said: "The Queen, it’s her favourite film, she watches it with her grandchildren every Christmas."
He then added, impersonating the Queen, saying: "You know, we watch Flash Gordon all the time, me and the grandchildren. And if you don’t mind, I’ve got the grandchildren here, would you mind saying ‘Gordon’s alive’?"
Of course 'Gordon's alive' is the classic line that Brian's character shouts in the 1980 film - and even now, the actor says people still ask him to utter the catchphrase.
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The actor and the monarch are known to have met as in 2016 she awarded him an OBE at a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony.
Meanwhile, when it comes to TV shows, there are a few the Queen is said to like.
One is Downtown Abbey, even though she loves to point out any of its historical inaccuracies.
While another is police drama Line of Duty, which had fans gripped to the screen during its sixth series earlier this year.
It is reported that the Queen became an avid watcher of the show during lockdown at Windsor Castle.
Her Majesty is said to have chatted about the ins and outs of AC-12's mission to eradicate 'bent coppers' with master of the household Vice-Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt.
A royal source told The Sunday Times : “The Queen was very into Line of Duty and enjoyed discussing the plotlines with Tony.”
