Prince William Moved To Tears As Helen Mirren Honors Queen Elizabeth II At 2023 BAFTAs
etcanada.comOn Sunday, Helen Mirren led a special tribute to Queen Elizabeth II during the 76th annual BAFTA Awards that moved Prince William to tears. “Cinema at its best does what Her Majesty did effortlessly – bring us together and unite us through a story.
Your Majesty, you were our nation’s leading star,” the actress, who previously won a BAFTA for her portrayal of the late royal, said of the Queen, who died at the age of 96 on Sept.
8, 2022. “BAFTAs relationship with Her Majesty was longstanding and BAFTA would not be what it is today without her loyal support,” she went on to say. “In 1953 her coronation broadcast had the world watching, from that time, she was unquestionably the nation’s leading lady.
But was mysterious as a silent film star.” Chronicling the Queen’s years-long relationships with actors and actresses across the globe, Mirren reflected on how the late monarch was a part of it all — from Hollywood’s “Golden Age” to the age of the “Blockbuster.” “Her Majesty was front row for it all,” Mirren added.
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