Prince William is really nice chap: Helen Mirren

“He was so great backstage – so lovely. He was very easy, very relaxed. I don’t mean this rudely, but you would never think that he was a prince, which to me is the biggest compliment you can make,” Mirren said. “I just felt as though I was meeting a very nice chap. There was no prince-ness about him at all.”

Mirren, who got the BAFTA award’s highest honour, said she was overwhelmed to get recognised.

“I didn’t realize just how big a thing it was to receive a fellowship. They don’t give it out every year. So now I am just completely overwhelmed,” she said.