Angelina Jolie to praise Queen Elizabeth II!

Hollywood celeb Angelina Jolie has praised Queen Elizabeth II as a "really lovely lady" who cares about the future.

Jolie, 42, admired the Queen for her devotion to helping in planting trees in Africa to highlight the importance of forest conservation, telling she has been inspired by the 91-year-old royal to teach her own children - Maddox, 16, Pax, 14, Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 11, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 9, about the cause, reports a famous portal.

In a new documentary titled "The Queen's Green Planet", Jolie told, "For us to come here and say to the children, 'This is why it's important to plant a tree', that's the biggest message I can teach my kids, and it's something that they've certainly learned from Her Majesty and her message. My kids ask me, 'Why is it so important to her?' You know when you sit up at night in a tent with your kids and they say, 'Why does the Queen of England care about planting trees in Africa? What it comes down to is you say to the kids, 'You know really, you don't know her, you can't understand all that it means to be a queen and all that. But you try to say, 'You know she's just this really lovely lady who really cares about people around the world, and she really cares about the future, and she wants your grandkids and her grandkids to be able to be running around, enjoying nature and other cultures, and the importance of other cultures."

"The Queen's Green Planet" highlights the eco-friendly project The Queen's Canopy, which aims to unite all the countries of the commonwealth in conservation efforts.

Amitabh Bachchan’s No to Queen Elizabeth II for an event!

Amitabh Bachchan is maybe one of the busiest men in Tinsel Town today with back to back releases scheduled this year. 

Given his hectic schedule, the senior Bachchan who had received a special invitation from the Queen and Prince Philip, the Duke Of Edinburgh to attend the UK-India Year of Culture launch, will be giving the event a miss.

Approving the news to a famous magazine, Big B's spokesperson revealed, "Yes, Mr Bachchan has been extended a rare invitation by Queen Elizabeth and Buckingham Palace to grace the UK-India Cultural Year reception. Unfortunately, however, he will be unable to attend due to prior commitments." 

The senior actor has also extended his regret to the Buckingham Palace while adding that it's an honour to have received the invitation.

Queen Elizabeth II will be hosting the UK-India year of Culture launch at the Buckingham Palace on February 27. Many dignitaries from both the countries are expected to attend the event.

Amitabh Bachchan who was last seen in Pink will next be seen in Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar 3 that also stars Yami Gautam, Ronit Roy, Manoj Bajpayee, Amit Sadh among others. He will also be seen in Aankhen 2, Thugs of Hindostan with Aamir Khan and Dragon along with Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt.