The Queen (2006)


Michael Sheen           Tony Blair
Helen Mirren            The Queen
James Cromwell          Prince Phillip
Sylvia Syms             Queen Mother
Helen McCrory           Cherie Blair
Alex Jennings           Prince Charles
Roger Allam             Sir Robin Janvrin
Mark Bazeley            Alastair Campbell
Earl Cameron            Portrait artist
Tim McMullan            Stephen Lamport
Robin Soans             Equerry
Lola Peploe             Janvrin's Secretary
Douglas Reith           Lord Airlie
Joyce Henderson         Balmoral Maid
Pat Laffan              Head Ghillie

Directed by:            Stephen Frears
Produced by:            Scott Rudin, Francois Ivernel, Cameron McCracken


A revealing, witty portrait of the British royal family in crisis immediately following the death of 
Princess Diana. The setting for this fictional account of real events is no less than the private 
chambers of the Royal Family and the British government in the wake of the sudden death of 
Princess Diana in August of 1997. In the immediate aftermath of the Princess's passing, the tightly 
contained, tradition-bound world of the Queen of England clashes with the slick modernity of the 
country's brand new, image-conscious Prime Minister, Tony Blair. The result is an intimate, yet 
thematically epic, battle between private and public, responsibility and emotion, custom and action 
- as a grieving nation waits to see what its leaders will do.

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Diana the 'People's Princess' has died in a car accident in Paris. The Queen and her family decide 
that for the best, they should remain hidden behind the closed doors of Balmoral Castle. The heartbroken 
public do not understand and request that the Queen confronts her people. This also puts pressure on 
newly elected Tony Blair, who constantly tries to convince the monarchy to address the public.

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In 1997, after the death of Lady Di in a car accident in Paris, the reluctant Queen and The Establishment 
do not accept to honor the "People's Princess" as a member of the Royal Family. However, the public and 
the media question the utility of the monarchy and the just-elected Prime Minister Tony Blair advises the 
Queen to make a public speech mourning the loss of Diana.

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The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and 
Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise 
between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display 
of mourning.