The Queen is dead, soIan McKellenno longer has to bite his tongue.
TheLord of the Ringsstar recently shared his very candid feelings aboutQueen Elizabeth II.
“And on the few occasions I met her she was quite rude.”
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“She said, ‘You’ve been doing this for an awfully long time,'” he recalled.
“I said, ‘Well, not as long as you.’
He continued, “That’s bloody rude when you’re giving someone a medal for acting.
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It meant, ‘Does anyone care a f— about you because I don’t.
Now off you go!'”
TheGods and Monstersactor offered his evaluation of several of the U.K.’s royal men.
“Hats off to anyone who manages to stay sane in that world,” he said.
Same with the present king [Charles].”
McKellen didn’t mince words in his analysis of Prince Harry either.
“Mind you, he had the pick of all the pretty women in the world.
I hope he’s got the right one.”
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The actor previously admitted to goofing around at Buckingham Palace with DameJudi Dench.
So we sat on them.
It brings out the worst in you, Buckingham Palace."
McKellen also questioned the tradition of thespian knighthood in a 2015 interview withDaily Mail.
“Frankly, I don’t think we should have titles, really,” he said.
“It’s a very strange system, isn’t it?
I liked being Mr McKellen.
And if we all said no, it would stop.”
