Helen Mirren Gently Sets Alison Hammond Straight on Queen’s Role in Her BAFTA Tribute

Helen Mirren was being honored for her portrayal of the late Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 biographical drama The Queen, and Alison Hammond asserted that the late monarch had thought she was “amazing”. However, Helen had to laugh off the blunder, as the Queen had never actually commented on it. During the ceremony, Helen paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II’s 50-year-long association with the film academy, and discussed what playing the royal figure on screen had been like. Helen had been discussing the “challenge” of portraying the monarch, who died last year, before it had become commonplace to do so, admitting that they were “stepping into the unknown”. She added that she had been close to tears while honoring the Queen in front of her grandson Prince William. Helen won both a BAFTA and an Oscar for the film, but never received formal recognition from the late monarch. She wrote a letter to the Queen to speak of her enormous “respect” for her, in the hope of getting her blessing, but she never received a personal reply. During her speech at the BAFTAs, Helen praised the Queen’s five decades of support for the ceremony, and said that “cinema at its best, does what Her Majesty did effortlessly – bring us together and unite us in a story”.

Helen Mirren was being honored for her incredible portrayal of the late Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 biographical drama The Queen. Eager to praise the actress, Alison Hammond asserted that the late monarch had thought she was “amazing”, but Helen had to laugh off the blunder, as the Queen had never actually commented on it. During the ceremony, Helen paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II’s 50-year-long association with the film academy and discussed what playing the royal figure on screen had been like. Helen won both a BAFTA and an Oscar for the film, but never received formal recognition from the late monarch. She wrote a letter to the Queen to speak of her enormous “respect” for her, in the hope of getting her blessing, but she never received a personal reply. During her speech at the BAFTAs, Helen praised the Queen’s five decades of support for the ceremony and said that “cinema at its best, does what Her Majesty did effortlessly – bring us together and unite us in a story”.

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