<\/span>A source close to Chancellor Rishi Sunak explained that it was an example of British soft power enabling a deal to get done.<\/span><\/p>\n The source said: “We had to do this thing last minute at Lancaster House because of ease of access. <\/span><\/p>\n “But it turns out that in terms of soft power everybody loves The Crown and the best thing about having everyone there is the fact that The Crown is filmed there and everyone is taking pictures and sending them back to their families saying ‘my gosh I am where The Crown is filmed, isn’t that great!’. <\/span><\/p>\n “They are taking selfies and all sorts. So it is a nice small example of our soft power in action and everything that represents.<\/span><\/p>\n “It was great to be a Brit in Lancaster House in the sunshine and it helped us get everything done.”<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>It turned out that The Crown was not the only attraction of the historic building.<\/span>“The Government wine cellar is underneath Lancaster House.<\/span><\/p>\n We took people down there and they loved that. They loved the history down there as well,” the source explained.<\/span><\/p>\n The Crown is not the only world famous show filmed on location there.<\/span><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/Rishi-Sunak-1445964.jpg?r=1622910748507\")
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