April 5, 2013, Windsor

Presenting Bafta to Queen of United Kingdom Elizabeth II (photograph by AFP)

Ceremony of awarding Queen of United Kingdom Elizabeth II with BAFTA award.

The Queen of United Kingdom Elizabeth II received a prestigious award of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). In this way Her Majesty was acknowledged for her life-time support of the film and television industries development in the United Kingdom.

The chairman of the awarding committee John Willis made a joke saying that Elizabeth II was the most memorable Bond girl yet, meaning a short video with her participation, which was made for the opening of the Olympic Games in London.

“We should be proud of our industry. The people here this evening represent a vast variety of skills and ground breaking innovation; they have entertained and informed a generation and inspired generations to come. I have the great honour to announce that we are to present Her Majesty with an honorary Bafta today, in recognition of her outstanding patronage of the film and television industries», – Willis is quoted by BBC.

After that he joked again and said that if the Queen would like to continue her career in the British film industry, even that evening his colleagues had a number of scripts with them.

“But I have to warn you, Your Majesty, not all of these films are fully financed” – said Willis.

Actor Sir Kenneth Branagh had the privilege to present the award to the Queen.