Brushes with royalty make for a stellar career
PETER Morgan, screenwriter of The Queen and Netflix hit The Crown, was honoured last night at the BFI Chairman’s Dinner at Claridge’s, and drew a crowd of former colleagues including Dame Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson.
Mirren, who played the title role in the Elizabeth
HOLLYWOOD havoc in Golders Green, where Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams are shooting new film Disobedience, which focuses on a lesbian romance amid the Jewish community. Locals are unhappy — but not about the content of the film — it is the parking restrictions on the busy The Riding road. Shops like Kosher Kingdom are heaving on Thursdays and Fridays as locals make Shabbat preparations. Twenty parking bays were closed, according to The Jewish Chronicle. This just ain’t kosher, Rachel. II movie, still gives interesting insights into Her Majesty. Last time we saw Dame Helen we asked her about Jeremy Corbyn’s attendance at the Privy Council. She said the Queen would prefer someone with courage in their convictions than “some sycophantic a**elicker”.