Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, paid tribute to the monarch in a statement to Deadline on Thursday (September 8th).
The actress told the outlet, “I’m mourning along with the rest of my country, the passing of a great Queen, I’m proud to call myself of the Elizabethan age. If there was a definition of nobility, Elizabeth Windsor embodied it.”
Julie Andrews also issued a statement in honor of the late Queen, writing, “It feels as though we lost a friend: a dedicated Monarch who inspired all of us with her love, wisdom and grace. May we honour her by holding to the standards she set for herself and her nation.”