The Queen at film and theatre premieres and events, from James Bond to The Grinch
metro.co.ukLady Gaga? What about both Frank Sinatra and Daniel Craig? The frankly astounding longevity of Queen Elizabeth II produced a vast number and astounding variety of star encounters – many of them at premieres and openings celebrating stage and screen.
From her very first appearance at the Royal Variety Performance as an endearingly star-struck young monarch, to her late-in-life introduction to the glamour of Gaga, we trace them here.‘This is the best show of all,’ announced the newly proclaimed Queen after the end of this, her first Royal Variety Performance.The spectacle had featured many of the period’s most popular musicians (the Beverley Sisters, Ian Wallace) and comedians (including Tony Hancock, who went down particularly well with the Duke of Edinburgh).
Wartime icon Vera Lynn had also used the occasion to sensationally relaunch her career. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years on the throne, her death announced by Buckingham Palace on September 8, 2022.
She died at the age of 96 at her home in Balmoral, with her son, the now King Charles, and daughter Princess Anne by her side.Follow Metro.co.uk's live blog for the latest updates, and sign Metro.co.uk's book of condolence to Her Majesty here.The evening was the first of a vast number of royal entertainments the Queen was to enjoy throughout her reign.
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