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Queen Elizabeth II became a cultural staple during her long and eventful reign. She was the most photographed woman in history -- gracing the cover of ‘Time’ magazine at age three, the first of several such appearances -- and was depicted on the big screen, the small screen, the stage, in music, and in art, says ‘Variety’ in a special report.

She is the subject of the Netflix original series ‘The Crown’, which follows the Queen from the 1940s to modern times and examines her relationship with the various prime ministers -- Liz Truss was the 15th she invited to lead Her Majesty’s Government 48 hours before her passing -- as well as with other figures, both within the Royal Family and outside it.

Over the show’s six seasons, each of which covers approximately a decade in her life, she has been portrayed by three different actors: Claire Foy, who won a Golden Globe for her portrayal, and Olivia Colman, who earned both a Golden Globe and an Emmy, and Imelda Staunton, who will portray the Queen in her 70s and 80s during the show’s fifth and sixth (also believed to be its final) season. Season 5 will premiere on Netflix in November this year, notes ‘Variety’.

Helen Mirren also memorably played the British monarch in the 2006 film ‘The Queen’, written by ‘The Crown’ creator Peter Morgan and directed by Stephen Frears. The film was set in the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death, a low point for the British royal family, and won Mirren a best actress Oscar for her performance, adds ‘Variety’.

Mirren went on to play Elizabeth again in the West End and on Broadway, in the stage hit ‘The Audience’.

The monarch also made an appearance in ‘Spencer’, played by Stella Gonet -- the film stars Kirsten Stewart as her daughter-in-law Princess Diana -- while the Queen’s early childhood was portrayed in the Oscar-winning 2010 film, ‘The King’s Speech’, starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham. The 2015 British comedy drama film ‘A Royal Night Out’ offered a fictionalised glimpse of the night Elizabeth (played by Sarah Gadon) and her sister Princess Margaret (Bel Powley) were allowed secretly to slip out of Buckingham Palace to join the crowds celebrating V-E Day on the streets of London in 1945.

In 2016, the Queen, played by Penelope Wilton, was a character in ‘The BFG’, Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the book by Roald Dahl and ‘The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!’ also tackled the British monarch, according to ‘Variety’ -- literally.

In this 1988 comedy, Leslie Nielsen’s character uses a running tackle to save the Queen from what he wrongly believes to be an assassination attempt. The actress who plays her in the film, Jeannette Charles, has made a career of royal impersonation, standing in as Elizabeth in about 20 movies and TV programmes over a 40-year period.

In animated form, notes ‘Variety’, the Queen

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in her Cinderella-like royal coach survived an attempted robbery of her crown in the 2015 film ‘Minions’ and a rear-ending by Homer Simpson in a 2003 episode of ‘The Simpsons’ (titled ‘The Regina Monologues’).

She wasn’t so lucky in a 2012 episode of ‘Family Guy’, in which a high-speed chase of her carriage ends in a royal fatality, and in 2007, according to ‘Variety’, an episode of ‘South Park’ sparked outrage after it showed her dying by suicide on the throne. She also made an appearance in Gary Janetti’s short-lived animated comedy ‘The Prince’, which ran for one season on HBO Max.

In 2022, the Queen delighted viewers around the world by guest-starring in a video with Paddington Bear. In the skit, which was filmed at Windsor Castle and broadcast before the Platinum Jubilee concert, Paddington is invited to the Queen’s abode for tea where chaos ensues.

At one point in the video that went viral globally, the bear offers Her Majesty a marmalade sandwich fished out of his hat, as he tells her: “I always keep one for emergencies.” In response, the Queen replies, “So do I” and opens her handbag to pull out a marmalade sandwich of her own. (IANS) and the news and the books and the curios designed then were dutifully sent to me in Allahabad.”

“Sets of make your own Coronation coach and the various monuments and the finery of a crowning in England were among us at 17, Clive Road, Allahabad and hours spent in building them and getting books and information presented in colourful books were our prized possession ....”He added: “A private hand shake with her when she was a State Guest during my University days, to India and that exclusive moment at Rashtrapati Bhavan, among the four or five of us.” “The select group of invitees at Buckingham Palace during the time of Babuji’s stay in Cambridge when at a private Tea he was called along with, other country guests .. the Indian Cricket team in particular - the likes of Vinoo Mankad, and Hazare and more .. and the signed autographs of them sent to us on the invitation card from the Palace .. now all lost or misplaced when we shifted from Allahabad to Delhi. “The letters the books and objects of remembrance all lost .. pity .. because the idea of documentation or of reserve and storage in collectibles was never a consideration .. .. now as you look back .. the regret and remorse ..” (IANS)

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Konglen Phom Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has paid his tribute to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday aged 96.

Amitabh took to his blog and wrote: “.. and as we live another day, the life of another has ended .. the Queen, has passed away .. the Queen of England .. and a host of moments and memories go along with her and her presence.”

He recalled how his father and legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan was in England when the Queen was crowned.

“Babuji was in England for his PhD, when she was crowned and the Coronation was the huge event of the moment in 1952 ..

Musician Elton John has turned down “head-spinning” offers to offload his back catalogue. Deciding against following the likes of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen by handing over the rights to some of his biggest hits, the 75-year-old singer says he doesn’t need the money and still “cares passionately” about his songs, reports aceshowbiz.com.

“He cares passionately about his songs, the whole notion of giving up control over that very important part of his life is something he doesn’t want to entertain, at the moment,” Elton’s husband, David Furnish, said.

“Unless you really, genuinely needed the money, why would you get out now? Effectively you are getting out of the game when you sell your publishing. That would be a shame because we’re having so much fun celebrating his catalogue and the opportunities new media offers.” The singer is planning to give up touring next July after over 300 shows and David - who has sons Zachary, 11, and Elijah, nine, with his spouse - insisted Elton isn’t considering a long-term residency stint in one fixed place, though he may still perform some “one-off” shows. He told the i newspaper, “We’re both finding it harder to be away from our children, we spent so much time together in lockdown - it was a blessing and a gift because it deepened the connection we have with our children so profoundly.” (IANS)

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