TAKING A STARRING ROLE
THE QUEEN
MEETS ACTING ROYALTY TO SHARE HER LOVE OF SHAKESPEARE
There were also performances from acclaimed actors including Gary Oldman (left)
Camilla poses with: (back row from left) Dames Joanna Lumley, Floella (Baroness) Benjamin, Twiggy Lawson, Harriet Walter, Penelope Wilton, Maureen Lipman; (front row from left) Virginia McKenna, Siân Phillips, Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Penelope Keith and Patricia Routledge.
The Queen may have been without her husband on Valentine’s Day, but she was joined instead by acting royalty at a star-studded reception to celebrate the work of William Shakespeare.
Camilla, who is patron of the National Theatre, posed for a photograph with more than a dozen dames, including Judi Dench, Joanna Lumley, Vanessa Redgrave, Harriet Walter and Penelope Keith. The distinguished line-up was completed by Virginia McKenna, Twiggy Lawson, Floella Benjamin, Penelope Wilton, Siân Phillips, Patricia Routledge and Maureen Lipman.