Dame Helen Mirren to lead special tribute to late Queen at Bafta film awards

Dame Helen Mirren will lead a special tribute to the late Queen at this year’s film Baftas (Matt Crossick/PA)

Dame Helen Mirren will lead a special tribute to the late Queen at this year’s film Baftas.

The veteran actress, 77, has portrayed the monarch on the silver screen and on the stage, winning an Oscar and Bafta for her depiction in 2006’s biographical drama The Queen.