Helen Mirren

The Prince and Princess of Wales attended the Baftas at Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night.

William looked suave in a black velvet tuxedo, while Kate In 1972, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh donated the profits from the documentary film Royal Family to the Society of Film and Television Arts (SFTA), which later became the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta), for a new headquarters. [Sign up to The Royal Explainer newsletter](https://www.hellomagazine.com/newsletter/royal-explainer/) to receive your weekly dose of royal features and other exclusive content straight to your inbox. Your Majesty, you were our nation's leading star." [appeared at the bash](https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20230219164663/kate-middleton-prince-william-attend-2023-baftas/) as guests of honour. [Prince of Wales](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/prince-william/) looked visibly emotional as [Dame Helen Mirren](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/helen-mirren/) paid a special tribute to his late grandmother [Queen Elizabeth II](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/the-queen/) at Sunday night's [Baftas](https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20230219163730/bafta-awards-2023-winners-list/).

Actress Helen Mirren will reportedly honor the late monarch Queen Elizabeth II during the 2023 BAFTA awards on Sunday, according to the award show.

“For fifty years and more, Elizabeth Windsor has maintained her dignity, her sense of duty, and her hairstyle.” said the actress in her acceptance speech. And I thank her, because if it wasn’t for her, I most, most certainly would not be here.” “The Queen occupies a unique place in BAFTA’s history, a close association that spanned 50 years,” said the British Academy. “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.” “Through her various patronages, The Queen was renowned for her support of the U.K.’s creative industries.” Mirren, 77, famously portrayed the monarch in the 2006 film “The Queen” which gave her an Oscar win.

The 77-year-old actress famously took on the role of the Queen in the biographical drama film, The Queen, and has now paid tribute to the late monarch at ...

During her lifetime, The Queen was a patron of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Royal Variety Charity and the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund. In 1972, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh donated the profits from the documentary film Royal Family to the Society of Film and Television Arts (SFTA), which later became the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), for a new headquarters. The renaming of the organisation occurred during the official opening of the headquarters in 1976, which was conducted by The Queen, and remains the London home of Bafta five decades on. "Through her various patronages, The Queen was renowned for her support of the UK’s creative industries." "She supported over 50 cultural organisations and in 2013 it was her time to be honoured with a BAFTA in recognition of the Queens' outstanding patronage to film and television industries." In a press release advertising the tribute, BAFTA explained: "A tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is to be led by BAFTA Fellow Dame Helen Mirren.

"The Queen occupies a unique place in BAFTA's history, a close association that spanned 50 years," the British Academy said in a statement. "Through her various ...

Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at [Hey Alma](https://www.heyalma.com/), a Jewish culture site. [Mirren shared she thought that Queen Elizabeth had watched The Queen](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a39225357/helen-mirren-queen-elizabeth-2006-film-appreciation-quotes/). Queen Elizabeth and Mirren met numerous times over the years, and for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, [Mirren starred as Queen Elizabeth I](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a40002295/queen-elizabeth-gallop-through-history-platinum-jubilee-appearance-may-2022/) in the "Gallop Through History" performance at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. Earlier, Mirren revealed that she knows Prince William and Prince Harry have watched her play their grandmother. Mirren famously played Queen Elizabeth in Peter Morgan’s 2006 film The Queen, for which she won an Oscar and a BAFTA. "Through her various patronages, The Queen was renowned for her support of the U.K.’s creative industries."

Britain's late monarch was awarded a BAFTA award in 2013, but it wasn't for her starring cameos on-screen with James Bond and Paddington Bear.

It was put on display at Buckingham Palace in the exhibition "Royal Gifts," marking milestones of Elizabeth's 65 years on the throne. It was presented to the queen at a Windsor Castle reception in Berkshire, England, hosting notable entertainment industry figures. When Elizabeth died on September 8, 2022, during a stay at her Scottish home of Balmoral Castle, BAFTA released an official statement paying tribute to her decades-long support. However, it was not for her 2012 Olympic Games on-screen credit for the short film Happy and Glorious, in which she The ceremony was first televised in 1956, hosted by Gone With the Wind star, Vivien Leigh. She was also a strong supporter of the BAFTA organization and associated charities for many decades.