The truth about Queen Elizabeth’s relationship with Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren and Queen Elizabeth seem to have a cordial relationship; the actor is very passionate about the British monarch. In a 2015 interview on âCNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS,â Mirren revealed, âI’m a queenist. I kinda like the queen. I wish we could have a queen without the rest of the royal family.â
According to the show, Queen Elizabeth II invited Mirren for tea before filming of “The Queen” begins. Her Majesty helping Mirren for her role is remarkable. The actor said tea time with Queen Elizabeth had helped her gain a better understanding of the monarch’s true character. Mirren revealed to Fareed Zakaria, “There is a sparkle in her and a relaxation in her that you don’t see in her formal moments.”
Mirren told Live About that she wanted to wear the authentic Elizabeth to the screen in “The Queen”. She said: “There is another Queen / Woman / Elizabeth Windsor who is very easy going and welcoming and brilliant and with the nicest smile, and alert and not that kind of reserved and cool gravity that she normally communicates. So j tried a lot to bring that to it. ”
Dame Mirren has been invited to Buckingham Palace several times over the years. According to People, even when the actor forgets some of the royal protocols, Mirren said the royals “were adorable, they were utterly lovable.”