Inside Cate Blanchett’s meeting with the royals: Australian actress recalls how Prince Philip asked her to fix his DVD player when the Queen invited her to lunch
Many Australian stars have paid tribute to the Queen after her death aged 96 – with stories emerging about Her Majesty’s time Down Under.
Many of the country’s A-listers have also paid tribute to Elizabeth II as Australia mourns the royal.
Footage has also resurfaced of Cate Blanchett revealing she met the late Queen and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace, only to be asked how to fix their DVD player.
Footage has resurfaced of Cate Blanchett (left) revealing her time with the royal family, revealing her met the late Queen and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace, only to be asked how to fix their DVD player
Appearing on ITV’s The Jonathan Ross show in 2018, the star revealed she’d wondered if the Queen wanted to ask her about playing her Oscar-winning role as her namesake, Queen Elizabeth I when she received the invite.
‘There were 12 of us, and I couldn’t work out for the life of me why I’d been invited,’ she recalled. ‘Playing Queen Elizabeth and sitting next to her, I thought, ‘Maybe she’s seen the movie and wants to ask me about my interpretation.’
Referring to the Duke of Edinburgh, Cate, 53, said: ‘I sat next to him and he said, “I hear you’re an actor? Well, I was given a DVD player for Christmas and I can’t work out whether I put the green cord in or the red cord”.
Appearing on ITV’s The Jonathan Ross show in 2018, the star revealed she’d wondered if the Queen wanted to ask her about playing her Oscar-winning role as her namesake, Queen Elizabeth I when she received the invite
And I said “Sir, it’s really not my expertise”. I thought, “He’s invited me to lunch to tell me about his DVD player”.’
It comes as footage resurfaced of the precious moment a group of excited A-List Australian celebrities met the Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2011 ahead of her royal tour Down Under.
Hugh Jackman, Elle Macpherson and Neighbours star Jason Donovan were among other Aussie ‘royalty’ who enjoyed a reception with Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip.
Hugh, Jason and Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood all sported smart black suits and ties for the lavish event.
Footage has also resurfaced of the precious moment a group of excited A-List Australian celebrities, including Hugh Jackson, Elle Macpherson and Neighbours star Jason Donovan met the Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2011 ahead of her royal tour Down Under
Meanwhile Elle looked giddy as she chatted to other guests as they stood in anticipation ahead of the meeting.
The supermodel was dressed stylishly in a beige frill dress teamed with a matching handbag.
In the footage, Her Majesty is seen giving the large group a look over before joking: ‘I didn’t realise there was such a lot of Australians.’
Marvel action star Hugh laughed at the Queen’s quip and responded ‘oh yeah, we’re everywhere’.
Hugh Jackman and Elle Macpherson (pictured) looked giddy as they waited in anticipation to meet the Queen
He then told the Queen he hoped her upcoming royal visit to Australia would be ‘fantastic’.
Hugh was later named in the Queen’s birthday honours list in 2019 for ’eminent service to performing arts and the global community, as an advocate for poverty eradication’.
Britain is a country in mourning following the death of beloved Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.
After a remarkable 70 years on the throne, the country’s longest-reigning royal today died ‘peacefully’, aged 96, at the Balmoral Estate – surrounded by her family.
Britain is a country in mourning following the death of beloved Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. After a remarkable 70 years on the throne, the country’s longest-reigning royal today died ‘peacefully’, aged 96, at the Balmoral Estate – surrounded by her family
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