Dame Helen Mirren is a pretty cool lady, but she just got a hundred times cooler in our books!
Born with Downs Syndrome and recently diagnosed with cancer, 10-year-old Oliver Burton revealed his wish to have tea with Queen Elizabeth II, but when that turned out to be impossible, Helen Mirren stepped in to save the day!
Best known for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in THE QUEEN, Helen Mirren is currently reprising the role of the famous monarch on stage in the London production of THE AUDIENCE. Mirren invited Burton and his family to watch the performance and then invited them all backstage to have tea with Oliver! The best part is that she remained in character the entire time, so Oliver really thought he was having tea with the Queen!
If that wasn’t cute enough, Mirren also knighted Oliver and told everyone to call him Sir Oliver, making the boy extremely happy! “He had a brilliant day,” said Oliver’s father.