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Influenced by Audrey Hepburn’s character in the 1953 film “Roman Holiday,” Green envisioned a world where “the princess lived her life in color rather than black-and-white.”

There have also been rumours that the birds escaped across the country during the wrap party for the 1951 film The African Queen starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn.

He and his wife agreed simultaneously: “We both looked at each other and said, ‘Katharine Hepburn, there she is.’”

Parliamentary business minister Jamie Hepburn cited a lack of time, short notice, and the live legal proceedings as the reasons why the government would not provide a statement to parliament.

Hepburn's early years in London, during which she transitioned from ballet to acting, will be commemorated with a blue plaque in Mayfair.