Helen Mirren Understands Queen's Dislike For Diana.

17 March 2008

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Helen Mirren says playing The Queen gave Oscar-winner her a greater sense of why England's reigning monarch disliked her late daughter-in-law Diana.The hit film revolved around the Queen's response to the news of Diana's death in 1997 - and Mirren admits that playing Elizabeth II gave her a real understanding of why the two women didn't get along.In a new interview with America's More magazine, Mirren explains, "(Women of that generation) had a real sense of discipline and a willingness to sacrifice to create a better world."That was my delight and my pleasure in playing the queen. Elizabeth was the iconic figure for that generation and embraced those values - duty, selflessness-very deeply."That's why she could never understand Diana".

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