Helen Mirren arrives at Winchester premiere in a bus

She’s more used to arriving at events by limousine ready to step on to the red carpet. 

For her latest film premiere, however, Dame Helen Mirren took the bus.

The 72-year-old actress was in Rome for the premiere of her her latest movie, Winchester, in which plays an eccentric heiress haunted by lost souls in her California mansion.

Dame Helen Mirren arrived in Rome by bus tonight for he premiere of her new film Winchester, in which plays an eccentric heiress haunted by lost souls in her California mansion

She may be more used to arriving at events by limousine ready to step on to the red carpet but Dame Helen looked more than happy to take the bus in Rome

The Oscar-winning actress showed off her unconventional entrance on Instagram, captioning the picture: ‘Arriving at the premiere for Winchester in Rome… by bus!’

The custom black bus was decorated with lace in honour of her character in the horror movie.

Dame Helen herself was in a floor-sweeping red dress which had billowing sleeves adorned with lilac sequins.

Winchester is based on the true story of Sarah Winchester (Mirren), who was convinced she was being haunted by the ghosts of people who were killed by the famous rifle that her family manufactured.

After the sudden deaths of her husband and child, she threw herself into never-ending construction on her sprawling mansion — which features stairways to nowhere and doors that open on to walls — to appease the spirits. 

The Oscar-winning actress showed off her unconventional entrance on Instagram, captioning the picture: ‘Arriving at the premiere for Winchester in Rome… by bus!’