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6. He’s a regular guest at Royal weddings.
Prince Charles and Camilla and Prince William and Kate Middleton invited him to their weddings.
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7. Atkinson speaks out about British politics.
He publicly opposes the British Labor government’s plans to introduce new legislation on incitement to religious hatred, arguing that it would undermine free speech
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8. Throughout most of his life, he’s suffered from a mild stammer.
This could be the main reason why he doesn’t like interviews very much, and why Mr. Bean hardly actually speaks.
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9. He’s always loved, James Bond.
You can only imagine what it was like for him to get a supporting role in Never Say Never Again in 1983 with Sean Connery.
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10. He was very romantic in his relationship with actress Leslie Ash.
Atkinson planted rowan and ash trees at his house at the time.
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