Mark Rylance, the Oscar-winning actor, has claimed to be a "crop circle counsellor" to the Prince of Wales.

Rylance, who stars as the BFG in Steven Spielberg's new adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl book, said that both he and the Prince share a fascination with crop circles, and have exchanged letters regarding the phenomena.

He said: "He's interested in crop circles, too, so I send him my crop circle calendars and magazines that I buy and keep him informed. I'm his crop circle counsellor."