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1. Hooray for Helena Bonham Carter. This SHOULD go without saying but we wanted to make sure.
2. Helena is all tartan glam and hat and hair. The Queen is ever so slightly more on the "Just nipping to the kitchen to put the kettle on and find my bifocals before Countdown starts" end of the spectrum. I mean she does this sort of ceremony multiple times a year but would it be too much to ask for a platform heel or a colour pop scarf or a jazzy brooch from the monarch? Maybe Helena could have lent her the hat.
3. Do you reckon it was in any way confusing or awkward that Helena played the Queen's actual mother in The King's Speech?
We imagine that Helena could have called the Queen "Ma'am" and the Queen could have called Helena "mum". And then Helena would have told the Queen her skirt was too short and there was no way she was leaving the palace dressed like that, and the Queen would be all "I DIDN'T ASK TO BE BORN" and Helena would send her to one of her many many rooms.
Later on the footman in the background would tell the Queen that Helena was only looking out for her best interests and that her fashion advice came from a place of love. And then he would remind Helena (who would be taking a cup of tea in the drawing room and looking tired) that she was young once.
Then Helena would go to the Queen's bedroom (although there would be an amusing piece at this point where she couldn't remember which of the many rooms it actually was and ended up on a broom cupboard) and hug the Queen and tell her about the time she wore mismatched shoes to a public event and made quite the spectacle of herself. Then the Queen would wipe her eyes and smile.
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Here's a style evolution of the Queen so you can compare and contrast her CBE-giving outfit:
- 1947<p> Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on their wedding day.</p>
- 1947<p> Elizabeth with her father King George VI during a visit to National Natal Park in South Africa.</p>
- 1948<p> Elizabeth holding her baby son Charles after his christening. </p>
- 1951<p> Princess Elizabeth arriving on Prince Edward Island. </p>
- 1951<p> Elizabeth attending the rededication of the festival church.</p>
- 1953<p> Queen Elizabeth II during her tour of the flooded areas in Essex.</p>
- 1953<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II during her Coronation.</p>
- 1960<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II at the world premiere</p> <p> of the film 'Man in the Moon.'</p>
- 1960<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Great park to watch a polo match.</p>
- 1962<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II with President William Tubman of Liberia.</p>
- 1967<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II at the royal hospital garden party.</p>
- 1969<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II crowns her son Prince Charles Prince of Wales. </p>
- 1976<p> Queen Elizabeth II during a summer break at Balmoral Castle.</p>
- 1976<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II waves from the balcony of the white house. </p>
- 1978<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II visiting the island of Jersey.</p>
- 1982<p> Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to the Rousillon Barracks.</p>
- 1982<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II giving a speech at the Solomon Islands.</p>
- 1986<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II at the state banquet in Beijing.</p>
- 1989<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Variety Performance. </p>
- 1992<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II watches proceedings at the Royal Windsor horse show. </p>
- 1995<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Windsor horse show.</p>
- 1996<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II on her 70th Birthday.</p>
- 1997<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II wearing socks and a head scarf at the Shah Faisal mosque. </p>
- 1998<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II during the Royal Windsor horse show. </p>
- 1998<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to Malaysia.</p>
- 2000<p> </p> <p> The Queen watches a flypast at the RAF Marham in Norfolk.</p>
- 2002<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II celebrating her jubilee year at The Ritz.</p>
- 2004<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II at lunch at Buckingham Palace.</p>
- 2005<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II arrives for a dinner hosted by the Canadian government.</p>
- 2005<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II at an unveiling ceremony of the national police memorial. </p>
- 2006<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II visiting Oxford Castle. </p>
- 2007<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II attending an arrival ceremony in Washington.</p>
- 2009<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Ascot.</p>
- 2010<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II at the government house after she unveiled a statue of herself. </p>
- 2010<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II attends the state opening of parliament. </p>
- 2011<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II on the eve of the Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. </p>
- 2011<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II at a government meeting in Australia. </p>
- 2011<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. </p>
- 2012<p> </p> <p> Queen Elizabeth II attending a Sunday church service. </p>
- 2012<p> Queen Elizabeth II attends the church of St Peter and St Paul.</p>
- 1930<p> Princess Elizabeth at the Royal Tournament. </p>
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