Dame Judi Dench and Queen Letizia of Spain.Photo: JAIME REINA/AFP via GettyQueen Letizia of Spainjust met a member of stage and screen royalty.The wife of King Felipe presentedDame Judi Denchwith the Masters of Cinema Awards at the closing ceremony of the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Festival in Palma de Mallorca on Sunday. Despite both women wearing face masks, their smiles were apparent as they shared the stage and chatted.Queen Letizia, 48, opted for a sleeveless navy dress paired with gold heels and hoop earrings for the occasion, while the British actress — who has won numerous acting honors including an Academy Award, a Tony and four television BAFTA Awards — wore a cream ensemble to accept her latest accolade.Dame Judi Dench and Queen Letizia of Spain.Juan Naharro Gimenez/WireImageIn addition to being appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire and meeting the U.K.‘sQueen Elizabeth(as well asother members of the British royal family!) on several occasions, Dench has also played royalty on a number of occasions.Dench, 86, played Queen Victoria in 1997’sMrs. Brown, before playing the same monarch again in 2017’sVictoria and Abdul. Also in the 1990s, Dench won an Oscar for her portrayal of the current Queen’s great-great-grandmother and namesake, Elizabeth I, inShakespeare in Love— despite appearing screen for just eight minutes.Dame Judi Dench and Queen Elizabeth.POOL Tim Graham Picture Library/GettyDench has even caused some mischief at Buckingham Palace.Sir Ian McKellenconfessed in a 2018 appearance onThe Graham Norton Showthat he and Dench sat on the Queen’s throne during a dinner event.“We had a little twirl around the room, nobody else there, and I said, ‘I think this is the throne room,'” he explained, recalling that it was where he was given a knighthood in 1991 and Dench was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1988.Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!When McKellen and Dench realized the monarch’s famous seat was nowhere in sight, they decided to do some exploring.“We went on dancing around the corner, and we found ourselves behind the band, and there behind this sort of partition was the thrones … so we sat on them,” the star revealed.He then joked, “It brings out the worst in you, Buckingham Palace.”
Dame Judi Dench and Queen Letizia of Spain.Photo: JAIME REINA/AFP via Getty
Queen Letizia of Spainjust met a member of stage and screen royalty.The wife of King Felipe presentedDame Judi Denchwith the Masters of Cinema Awards at the closing ceremony of the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Festival in Palma de Mallorca on Sunday. Despite both women wearing face masks, their smiles were apparent as they shared the stage and chatted.Queen Letizia, 48, opted for a sleeveless navy dress paired with gold heels and hoop earrings for the occasion, while the British actress — who has won numerous acting honors including an Academy Award, a Tony and four television BAFTA Awards — wore a cream ensemble to accept her latest accolade.Dame Judi Dench and Queen Letizia of Spain.Juan Naharro Gimenez/WireImageIn addition to being appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire and meeting the U.K.‘sQueen Elizabeth(as well asother members of the British royal family!) on several occasions, Dench has also played royalty on a number of occasions.Dench, 86, played Queen Victoria in 1997’sMrs. Brown, before playing the same monarch again in 2017’sVictoria and Abdul. Also in the 1990s, Dench won an Oscar for her portrayal of the current Queen’s great-great-grandmother and namesake, Elizabeth I, inShakespeare in Love— despite appearing screen for just eight minutes.Dame Judi Dench and Queen Elizabeth.POOL Tim Graham Picture Library/GettyDench has even caused some mischief at Buckingham Palace.Sir Ian McKellenconfessed in a 2018 appearance onThe Graham Norton Showthat he and Dench sat on the Queen’s throne during a dinner event.“We had a little twirl around the room, nobody else there, and I said, ‘I think this is the throne room,'” he explained, recalling that it was where he was given a knighthood in 1991 and Dench was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1988.Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!When McKellen and Dench realized the monarch’s famous seat was nowhere in sight, they decided to do some exploring.“We went on dancing around the corner, and we found ourselves behind the band, and there behind this sort of partition was the thrones … so we sat on them,” the star revealed.He then joked, “It brings out the worst in you, Buckingham Palace.”
Queen Letizia of Spainjust met a member of stage and screen royalty.
The wife of King Felipe presentedDame Judi Denchwith the Masters of Cinema Awards at the closing ceremony of the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Festival in Palma de Mallorca on Sunday. Despite both women wearing face masks, their smiles were apparent as they shared the stage and chatted.
Queen Letizia, 48, opted for a sleeveless navy dress paired with gold heels and hoop earrings for the occasion, while the British actress — who has won numerous acting honors including an Academy Award, a Tony and four television BAFTA Awards — wore a cream ensemble to accept her latest accolade.
Dame Judi Dench and Queen Letizia of Spain.Juan Naharro Gimenez/WireImage
In addition to being appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire and meeting the U.K.‘sQueen Elizabeth(as well asother members of the British royal family!) on several occasions, Dench has also played royalty on a number of occasions.
Dench, 86, played Queen Victoria in 1997’sMrs. Brown, before playing the same monarch again in 2017’sVictoria and Abdul. Also in the 1990s, Dench won an Oscar for her portrayal of the current Queen’s great-great-grandmother and namesake, Elizabeth I, inShakespeare in Love— despite appearing screen for just eight minutes.
Dame Judi Dench and Queen Elizabeth.POOL Tim Graham Picture Library/Getty
Dench has even caused some mischief at Buckingham Palace.Sir Ian McKellenconfessed in a 2018 appearance onThe Graham Norton Showthat he and Dench sat on the Queen’s throne during a dinner event.
“We had a little twirl around the room, nobody else there, and I said, ‘I think this is the throne room,'” he explained, recalling that it was where he was given a knighthood in 1991 and Dench was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1988.
Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!
When McKellen and Dench realized the monarch’s famous seat was nowhere in sight, they decided to do some exploring.
“We went on dancing around the corner, and we found ourselves behind the band, and there behind this sort of partition was the thrones … so we sat on them,” the star revealed.
He then joked, “It brings out the worst in you, Buckingham Palace.”
source: people.com
