Dame Imelda Staunton after being made a Dame Commander of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Nov. 12, 2024 in Windsor, United Kingdom. Andrew Matthews - WPA Pool/Getty ...

Queen Elizabeth was back at Windsor Castle today. Well, the fictional queen: Imelda Staunton, who portrayed the late monarch on the final two seasons of The Crown, was made a Dame Commander of the ...

Imelda Staunton felt "absolutely distraught" when Queen Elizabeth passed away. The 69-year-old actress played the late monarch - who died in September 2022, aged 96 - on 'The Crown', and Imelda ...

Staunton received her damehood in the King's Birthday Honours in June. "I feel genuinely humbled to be recognized on the same level as the amazing actresses, all the great Dames, who have led the ...