Ian McKellen: ‘The Queen was rude to me’

Sir Ian McKellen injured himself falling off a London theatre stage a few weeks ago so he has been taking time out to recover. I am in his beautiful riverside home in east London inspecting his convalescent reading material. Breathe: Tackling the Climate Emergency by Sadiq Khan sits on top of his pile. Next down is health secretary Wes Streeting’s memoir, One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry Up. Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, sits open on the table in front …