A few more details coming in from the Palace this evening.
The guest list also included John Hurt, Alan Rickman, Michael Sheen, directors Steve McQueen and Mike Leigh, Jane Horrocks, Angela Lansbury, Sir Michael Gambon, and comedians Harry Hill and Lenny Henry.
Soon after Lenny Henry was introduced to the Queen, he joked to other guests: "This is Helen Mirren - she's brilliant".
Film-maker Lord Puttnam, producer Harvey Weinstein and playwrights and screen writers Sir Tom Stoppard, Alan Bennett, Michael Frayn and Sir Ronald Harwood were also among those invited.
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