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Russell Crowe defends Queen Elizabeth
May 4, 2010, 12:03 GMT
Britain's Queen Elizabeth has been praised by Russell Crowe.
The 'Robin Hood' actor - who was born in New Zealand and raised in Australia - insists he doesn't back moves by people in both countries to have the monarch removed as their head of state as he is proud of his British heritage.
He said: "I am an English-speaking man. You can call me a Kiwi or you can call me an Aussie but my family history on both sides is British and it goes back a long way.
"And one of the things that goes with being British is the factual tradition that the monarchy is in place.
"When you are talking about Queen Elizabeth, I don't think there is a more gracious world leader. I've met both Prince Charles and Prince Andrew and they were both intelligent and kind men."
Russell spent the majority of his time filming 'Robin Hood' in Wales and was delighted to get closer to his roots during the shoot.
He told The Sun newspaper: "It is a beautiful county. I am Welsh on one side and Scottish on the other. But go further back and both families start in England."
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