Helen Mirren has granted a boy’s dying wish to meet the Queen — by dressing as Her Majesty and inviting him round for tea.
Oliver Burton, ten, may have just weeks to live after being hit by cancer for a third time.
Visiting the Queen at Buckingham Palace topped his list of dream activities — but his family was told a meeting would not be possible.
So Dame Helen stepped in, bringing him in a limo to see her West End show The Audience — in which she plays the Queen — then taking him backstage to meet her corgis.
The actress, 67, even KNIGHTED the excited schoolboy “Sir Oliver” during his visit, telling The Sun: “It was a pleasure and a privilege to meet such a brave young man.”
Royal service … Dame Helen fetches a drink for her guest
QUEEN.
But you’re not dying. Are you?
“Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow. Quick as a snake. Calm as still water.
Strong as a bear. Fierce as a wolverine. Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
