Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II in season 3 of ‘The Crown’ | IMDbColman, 45, was awarded the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by the sovereign to mark her 93rd birthdayOscar-winning actress Olivia Colman, who will play Queen Elizabeth II in "The Crown", was honoured by the monarch on Saturday for her services to British drama. Colman, 45, was awarded the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by the sovereign to mark her 93rd birthday, which is officially celebrated in Britain on the second Saturday in June. Colman won this year's best actress Academy Award for her role as Queen Anne in "The Favourite" and will next portray Queen Elizabeth in season three of "The Crown". Of playing the two, she said: "I find the harder is Queen Elizabeth because everyone knows what she looks like, everyone knows what she sounds like," she said. Seven Holocaust survivors received the British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to Holocaust education.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 08, 2019 13:41 UTC