Helen Mirren, who won the best actress Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth II in
“The Queen,” may be invited to tea, Buckingham Palace says.
Stephen Frears, has already suggested that he, Mirren and screenwriter Peter
Stephen Frears, has already suggested that he, Mirren and screenwriter Peter
Morgan would visit the queen at the palace next month.
"It is speculation, but we are looking at a number of options," a palace spokeswoman
"It is speculation, but we are looking at a number of options," a palace spokeswoman
said Monday.
Mirren won the Oscar on Sunday night in Los Angeles for playing the monarch
Mirren won the Oscar on Sunday night in Los Angeles for playing the monarch
in "The Queen," which retells the aftermath of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales,
in a car crash 10 years ago..
Mirren, 61, saluted the queen in her acceptance speech for maintaining "her dignity,
Mirren, 61, saluted the queen in her acceptance speech for maintaining "her dignity,
her sense of duty and her hairstyle" for more than 50 years.
"She's had her feet planted firmly on the ground, her hat on her head, her handbag on
"She's had her feet planted firmly on the ground, her hat on her head, her handbag on
her arm and she's weathered many, many storms. ... If it wasn't for her, I most certainly
wouldn't be here. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the queen," Mirren said.
Original Source: Reuters
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