Kate Middleton is preparing to be Queen! (Well, Queen Consort…)
20.07.2022 - 18:43 / etcanada.com
Before Helen Mirren portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 film “The Queen”, the actress reached out to the monarch.
Mirren, 76, told Radio Times during her cover interview that she wrote the Queen a letter after realizing she’d be portraying a “profoundly painful part” of Her Majesty’s life in the film, which centred on the Queen’s handling of Princess Diana’s death.
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“I said, ‘We are doing this film. We are investigating a very difficult time in your life. I hope it’s not too awful for you,’” Mirren recalled writing. “I can’t remember how I put it. I just said that in my research I found myself with a growing respect for her, and I just wanted to say that.”
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“She didn’t write back, of course, but her secretary did,” Mirren continued. “You know, ‘Yours sincerely, da di da di da,’ on behalf of the Queen. I was very relieved subsequently that I had written that letter.”
Mirren’s film portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II won her her first Oscar.
Kate Middleton is preparing to be Queen! (Well, Queen Consort…)
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, turned 41 on August 4, with well wishes coming from senior members of the royal family, including Prince William and Kate Middleton. Long before she became one of the most recognised faces in the world after embarking on a relationship with Prince Harry, Meghan wrote herself a candid letter in 2014 as she marked her 33rd birthday. In the letter, which she posted to her now-defunct lifestyle blog, The Tig, Meghan described her 20s as "brutal" and gave herself, and her followers, some well-meaning pieces of advice.
Over the years, Queen Elizabeth II has served as an excellent role model for Kate Middleton, the future queen consort.
Queen Elizabeth II is sending her royal message of congratulations to the English Women's National Soccer Team after a triumphant victory over its fierce rival, Germany, in the European Women’s Championships. The 96-year-old British Matriarch released a statement Sunday, just after the national team took home the win following a highly competitive, 2-to-1 finish. «My warmest congratulations, and those of my family, go to you all on winning the European Women’s Football Championships. It is a significant achievement for the entire team, including your support staff,» the Queen wrote. She continued, «The Championships and your performance in them have rightly won praise.
The Crown” have their own “Operation London Bridge” in place for Queen Elizabeth’s death.Operation London Bridge is the protocol, first written in the 1960s, that covers what will happen from the moment of the queen’s death: detailing everything from who should be told the news and in what order, to funeral arrangements, to how church bells will be rung (they will be muffled) to when Prince Charles would be pronounced king.“We have our own version of Operation London Bridge,” a series insider told The Post. “This is particularly pertinent for if we are filming.
The Queen has offered her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle an olive branch as she invited them to Balmoral over the summer. The visit could see the Duke, 37, and Duchess, 40, spend time with her majesty, 96, - who recently led tributes to her great grandson Prince George on his birthday - at her Scottish estate during the summer when other senior royals are not around.The Balmoral Estate is a favourite with Queen Elizabeth and she headed up to the Highlands on Thursday 21 July, where she plans to stay at Craigowan Lodge for the next 10 weeks.
The Queen was pictured leaving Windsor Castle as she headed to Balmoral in Scotland for her annual summer break on Thursday afternoon. Her Majesty, 96, was seen departing her Berkshire residence as biographer Tom Bower released his new book Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors, which drops bombshell claims about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.
Meghan Markle and Queen Elizabeth II’s dirty laundry is airing for all the world to see!
The Queen told one of her staff members that she was relieved Meghan Markle would not be able to attend Prince Philip's funeral, a new book claims. Royal author Tom Bower has alleged that the Queen said "thank goodness" after being informed by one of her aides that the Duchess of Sussex would be absent from the funeral, which took place on 17 April 2021.
A welcome absence. Queen Elizabeth was thankful that Meghan Markle didn’t attend Prince Philip‘s April 2021 funeral, Tom Bower claims in a new royal biography.
The Queen reportedly said "thank goodness Meghan's not coming” to Prince Philip’s funeral last year, a new book has claimed. Unnamed sources make the claims in a new book by biographer Tom Bower entitled Revenge: Meghan, Harry And The War Between The Windsors.