Helen Mirren Wrote To The Queen Before Acting Out ‘Profoundly Painful’ Part Of Her Life

Helen Mirren has revealed that she reached out to Queen Elizabeth II before portraying a “profoundly painful part” of the monarch’s life in the 2006 film “The Queen.” The movie centers around the queen’s handling of Princess Diana’s death. The monarch was criticized at the time for remaining at her home in Balmoral, with Princes William and Harry, instead of immediately returning to London to pay tribute to the Princess of Wales. “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 told the… Read Full Article