'I made THE QUEEN cry' Simon Pegg recalls moment he met Her Majesty

Simon Pegg

SIMON PEGG has not only met Her Majesty The Queen, he made her cry. The Mission Impossible star reveals of one of his proudest moments.

Simon Pegg stars in two of the biggest film series in the world, the Mission Impossible and Star Trek franchises.

But he reveals that one of the most remarkable moments in his career was making the Queen cry.
The British comedian and actor encountered Elizabeth II at the 2010 Royal Premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
"I was star struck by the Queen," he says.
"I met her at a royal gala performance of the Narnia film I did."

Simon Pegg meets The Queen at his film's 2010 royal premiere

Queen Elizabeth II proceeds through the Royal Gallery before the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords

"I've known her all my life – she’s been on every pound I’ve spent – so to actually meet her in person was quite extraordinary," he continues.
"The most amazing thing about it was seeing her put 3D glasses on."
In the film Pegg voiced the animated character Reepicheep, the fearless leading of the Talking Mice.
Reepicheep bravely comes to a sticky end in the film, a moment which seemed to move the monarch.
"She cried a little bit at the end, too, when my character makes this life-changing decision," Pegg told Esquire magazine.
"So I think I made the Queen cry."
He was lucky he wasn't sent to The Tower. although, comic book fans worldwide might have wished even worse on him after he recently dismissed the genre as "dumbing down Hollywood" – and then frantically issued a speedy apology.

Pegg's latest film Absolutely Everything is out this week and co-stars Kate Beckinsale and the late Robin Williams, who voices the dog Dennis.
The film also features a title song by Kylie Minogue, who looks absolutely stunning in the new video.
Despite his long career, though, Pegg still looks back most fondly on his 'Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy' of films with director/ co-writer Edgar Wright and co-star Nick Frost.
The 45-year-old also reveals that the final film, Word's End, is his favourite.
"It’s the newest one and I haven't seen it as many times as Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead,' he explains. "Not that I sit around watching my own films.
"I've just seen and been in enough screenings and Q&As with those movies. The World's End is also the mint which is my favourite Cornetto flavour."