Helen Mirren Reacts To Queen Elizabeth II’s Death: She Was “The Epitome Of Nobility”
deadline.comHelen Mirren is reacting to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Mirren played Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, the 2006 British biographical drama film written by Peter Morgan and directed by Stephen Frears, which earned her an Academy Award.“I am proud to be an Elizabethan.
We mourn a woman, who, with or without the crown, was the epitome of nobility,” Mirren wrote on Instagram.Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life And Duty To Service Photo GalleryMirren also received a BAFTA award for The Queen, as well as a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award for the same role in The Audience.The royal, who was the world’s second longest-serving monarch after ruling for 70 years, died Thursday at age 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.Mirren previously revealed she had written to Queen Elizabeth before she started filming The Queen that she would be portraying her during a “profoundly painful” time in her life.
The Queen focused on the reaction to the death of Princess Diana, when the queen and royal family were criticised for their reaction to the 1997 car accident.Queen Elizabeth II Death: Obituary, Photo Gallery, Reaction & MoreMirren told Radio Times magazine: “I realised that we were investigating a profoundly painful part of her life, so I wrote to her.“How do you write to your queen?
Was it, ‘Madam’ or ‘Your Highness’ or ‘Your Majesty’? I said, ‘We are doing this film. We are investigating a very difficult time in your life.
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