King Charles hails Sir Idris Elba as 'a real inspiration' and tells him 'I'm very proud of you' as he tours college film studio named after star

His Majesty was shown a college film studio named after the star during a visit to Barking and Dagenham College in east London , where Sir Idris was once a student.


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