Keira is red carpet royalty
Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes and Dominic Cooper trod the red carpet for the world premiere of The Duchess.
The stars chatted with fans and signed autographs in London’s Leicester Square.
Based on the turbulent life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, the movie has sparked controversy with an advertising campaign apparently designed to invite comparisons with the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.
The Princess was the Duchess of Devonshire’s great-great-great-grand-niece, and the film’s tagline - “there were three people in her marriage” - echoes Diana’s famous words in a television interview with Martin Bashir.
But Knightley insisted: “I think it’s a very moving story and I don’t think that she needs parallels to make her interesting.”
The film is already being tipped for Oscar success but only time will tell if the actress picks up her second Academy nomination.
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