The 52-year-old McQueen, who is married to a Dutch journalist and who lives part of his time in the Netherlands, told the British press afterwards that he was especially ‘very happy’ for his mother. She was present at the ceremony.
The director discussed his work with the princess. “We talked about projects I’m working on. I’m working on a movie that lightning hot and we talked about that.” Sir Steve, as he can now call himself, in 2014 was the first black filmmaker to win the Oscar for Best Picture (for 12 Years a Slave) was allowed to receive.