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A Poem for Every Day of the Year

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Refugee Blues

by Tristram Fane Saunders | The Telegraph | November 11, 2017

Afterparty Damian Lewis, Allie Esiri and Helen McCrory. Source: Twitter @AllieEsiri

Our fave actor was present at the November 10 reading of Lewis Carroll’s The Walrus and the Carpenter as part of the unusually glitzy Olivier Theatre audience at the National Theatre launch of well-connected editor Allie Esiri’s new anthology A Poem for Every Day of the Year.

Helen McCrory and Howards End star Samuel West kept things sharp and understated to great effect.

The book is aimed squarely at young readers, but last night’s crowd seemed to contain fewer children than celebrities. Each arrival prompted a chorus of whispers.

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Helen’s OBE Investiture Ceremony at Buckingham Palace

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That Makes Two OBE’s for the Lewis Household

by Julia Pritchard | Daily Mail | November 7, 2017

Honoured: The Peaky Blinders star, 49, could not contain her joy as she proudly posed after her Investiture ceremony with husband Damian Lewis, and the honour in hand

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Actress Helen McCrory beamed with delight on Tuesday as she was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

The Peaky Blinders star, 49, could not contain her joy as she proudly posed after her Investiture ceremony with husband Damian Lewis, and her honour for services to drama in hand. Helen radiates beside Damian as she collected her OBE… after revealing she mistook the invite for an unpaid bill.

The mother-of-two went on to reveal she had almost missed the exciting event – as she had mistaken her invitation letter for an unpaid bill.  ‘I thought ‘Oh God, he hasn’t paid something again!’

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Damian and Helen Go Hand-in-Hand as They Attend Sir Tom Stoppard’s 80th Birthday Celebrations

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The Artsy Family

by Kate Thomas | Daily Mail | July 4, 2017

Party time: Damian Lewis and his wife Helen McCrory brought their young children Manon, 10, and Gulliver, nine, along to playwright Sir Tom Stoppard's 80th birthday bash at the Physic Garden in Chelsea

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The crème de la crème the British acting world were celebrating Tom Stoppard’s 80th birthday over the weekend.

And arriving at the lavish bash at the Physic Garden in Chelsea were Damian Lewis and his wife Helen McCrory, who were bringing their young children Manon, 10, and Gulliver, nine, along for the evening.

The artsy family were in high spirits as they prepared to celebrate the legendary playwright and screenwriter’s landmark year. Damian was keeping things casual in a bright orange patterned shirt set off with a cream coloured cap. Helen opted for a clashing palette of pinks and red, topping off her vibrant look thanks to a gingham sunhat.

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