Dame Helen Mirren said she is "proud to be an Elizabethan" as she paid tribute to the Queen following her death at the age of 96.
The actress, 77, played the role of her majesty both on the silver screen and on stage and called her the "epitome of nobility" in her heartfelt post.
Her words, which she shared with her 1 million Instagram followers, were a fitting tribute and read: "I am proud to be an Elizabethan. We mourn a woman, who, with or without the crown, was the epitome of nobility."
