Royal fans: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spend Sunday evenings watching Downton Abbey

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 12:55 PM on 18th October 2011

Prince William and wife Kate have revealed they like to spend their Sunday evenings cuddled up on the sofa - watching Downton Abbey.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge told actress Jessica Brown Findlay - who plays Lady Sybil Crawley in the ITV drama - they were 'huge fans of the show'.

The 22-year-old star met the Royal newly-weds at a BAFTA event in Los Angeles, where she said they singled her out to speak to.

Britain's Prince William and Princess Catherine

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge admitted they were huge fans of Downton Abbey

She said: 'I got to be presented to William and Kate, who was beautiful and lovely and very kind!

'I was flattered and privileged to be presented to the two of them at the BAFTA event in Los Angeles.

'They picked me out and spoke very highly of Downton Abbey, and it was lovely to hear.

With over 11 million viewers in its first season, the series is the most successful period drama since Brideshead Revisited

'They told me that they were huge fans of the show.'

Downton star Jessica Brown Findlay spoke to the Royal couple at the Bafta event in Los Angeles

She told OK! magazine she was completely in awe of the Duke and Duchess.

'It wasn't exactly all in a day's work for me but it was for them, I'm sure,' she said.

'It felt surreal as an actress playing English aristocracy to meet them in LA.

'And as I am scared of flying it was already strange enough to be so far away, so I said to them: 'Can't we do this again in the UK?'

'It was wonderful.

'I was so starstruck, literally paralysed through the whole meeting.'

The show, which stars Dame Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville, is one of ITV’s most popular and has been praised by critics.

It picked up four Emmy awards, including the coveted best miniseries or TV movie Emmy.

With over 11 million viewers in its first season, the series is the most successful period drama since