From: NewNowNext
Helen Mirren doesn’t just play a queen, she is a queen — especially after her latest act of kindness.
When 10-year-old Oliver Burton declared that his dying wish was to have afternoon tea with the Queen of England, he never received an invitation to Buckingham Palace.
Luckily, Dame Helen Mirren was willing to step in as an understudy for Oliver, who has Down’s syndrome and has been battling terminal spine and bone marrow cancer.
Mirren is currently playing the Queen in Peter Morgan’s The Audience, and invited Oliver and his family to the Gielgud Theatre to watch the show.
But things really got exciting when she brought Oliver backstage for tea and cakes, while still dressed as the Queen!
Footmen served them their treats while Oliver got to meet the actress’ corgis.
Mirren even knighted Oliver, giving him the title of Sir.
“She stayed in character for the whole thing,” said Oliver’s father, James Browne. “Oliver thought she was the real Queen, and well, that’s good enough for us.”
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