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Helen mcCrory reveals how to get the Queen talking — ask for racing tips. mrs Damian Lewis, 48, who was awarded an obe this year, says: ‘What do you say to the Queen? you don’t. you wait to be spoken to!’ but Helen broke convention. ‘I asked for tips for the races and she gave us a good one! I’d just been filming with Alan rickman and had been rehearsing curtseys all morning, so I gave her a curtsey that hasn’t been seen in buckingham Palace since the 17th century. everyone looked impressed and alarmed.’