Helen Mirren ‘Queen of Broadway’ as she scoops first Tony

Helen Mirren was crowned ‘Queen of Broadway’ as she won her first Tony award for her role as the monarch in The Audience.

The star has already won an Oscar for her portrayal of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in a film set in the aftermath of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.

She resumed the role for a play which imagines the private weekly meetings between Elizabeth and Britain’s prime ministers over her six-decade reign.