'The Crown' star Helena Bonham Carter teaches Stephen Colbert to speak like a royal

"Basically, you can't move your upper lip."
By Sam Haysom  on 
'The Crown' star Helena Bonham Carter teaches Stephen Colbert to speak like a royal
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Stephen Colbert probably won't be appearing in The Crown anytime soon, but frankly he should. Especially now that Helena Bonham Carter, who plays Princess Margaret in Season 3, has taught him how to speak with the perfect royal accent.

"Basically, you can't move your upper lip," she explains, after The Late Show host has finished pouring her a cup of tea. "Try talking without moving your upper lip. Go on, do it."

Well, Colbert does it, and he pretty much nails it straight away.

"You could be in the next series!" says Bonham Carter. "Series four!"

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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