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Mike Myerswas emotional about the death ofQueen Elizabeth II.
In an appearance onGood Morning Americaon Thursday, the comedian, 59, shared that the late monarch’s passing has been “so painful” for him.
The Canadian actor, whose parents were British immigrants from Liverpool who served in the Royal Air Force and the British Army during World War II, said that he has always had a love for their dedication and the people of that era.
“That whole world of that generation is my favorite generation,” the actor said.
TheAustin Powersstar also explained his take on why some Americans have trouble understanding the significance of “unelected” members of the British monarchy.
“I try to explain to Americans, it’s like the flag, Americans' love of the flag. It’s above politics,” the star said.
While Myers never had the opportunity to meet the Queen, he did visit Buckingham Palace in London.
“I saw the changing of the guard, and in my honor, they played theAustin Powerstheme,” he said.
He continued, before breaking out into the British accent of a guard, “They’re not supposed to talk, but he said, ‘I’ll bet you heard this song many times before.”
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“I’m going to give you a ‘cheeky maybe’ on that,” he said to the hosts’ laughter.
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Earlier this summer, the actor revealed he’d be interested in reprising his role as Austin Powers in an interview with SiriusXM’sJess Cagle, telling the host he “would love to do” a fourth movie in the hit comedy franchise.
He teased, “Ican neither confirm nor denythe existence or non-existence of such a project, should it exist or not exist.”
source: people.com
