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HELEN MIRREN MARRIES US FILM DIRECTOR TAYLOR HACKFORD AT SECRET CEREMONY IN SMALL SCOTISH HIGHLANDS VILLAGE OF ARDERSIER, SCOTLAND - 1998

Here’s to you,Helen Mirren! The Hollywood legend has the best partner to celebrate with — her longtime love and husband of 24 years, Taylor Hackford.

Mirren— w ho’s left a trail of quivering hearts includingLiam Neeson, Stephen Colbert,Robert De Niro, and even50 Cent—tied the knot with Hackford in 1997 after a 10-year relationship. “We got married in the end because we realized that we were going to be together forever,” she said.

02of 11Star-Crossed LoversAlberto E. Rodriguez/WireImageMirren kicks up her leg as the pair share a kiss at a ceremony honoring theHitchcockactress with the 2,488th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013.

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Star-Crossed Lovers

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Helen Mirren Honored With Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Mirren kicks up her leg as the pair share a kiss at a ceremony honoring theHitchcockactress with the 2,488th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013.

03of 11A Sweet EmbraceJeff Kravitz/FilmMagicMirren tenderly embraces Hackford during the 2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet in Hollywood.

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A Sweet Embrace

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2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards - Arrivals

Mirren tenderly embraces Hackford during the 2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet in Hollywood.

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Seeing Double!

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Britain Helen Mirren Waxwork, London, Gbr Xen - 11 May 2010

05of 11Braving the WeatherCHRIS PIZZELLO/AP/REX/ShutterstockThe happy couple stay warm together during some rainy weather at the 2005 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles.

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Braving the Weather

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CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS 2005, LOS ANGELES, USA

The happy couple stay warm together during some rainy weather at the 2005 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles.

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A Celebratory Kiss

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1999 Emmy Awards Showtime Party

07of 11So Many Mirrens!Alex J. Berliner/BEI/REX/ShutterstockDirector Hackford boasts a big smile as he poses alongside a cardboard cutout of his wife during a special film screening of the hit action comedy,Red(2010), which starrs Mirren as one of the lead agents.

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So Many Mirrens!

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Summit Entertainment presents a special film screening of ‘Red’, Los Angeles, America - 11 Oct 2010

Director Hackford boasts a big smile as he poses alongside a cardboard cutout of his wife during a special film screening of the hit action comedy,Red(2010), which starrs Mirren as one of the lead agents.

08of 11All the LoveAlex J. Berliner/BEI/REX/ShutterstockMirren tenderly rests her head on her beau at the 2007 Annual Academy Awards after winning the Best Actress Oscar for her performance inThe Queen(2006).

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All the Love

79th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball, Los Angeles, America - 25 Feb 2007

Mirren tenderly rests her head on her beau at the 2007 Annual Academy Awards after winning the Best Actress Oscar for her performance inThe Queen(2006).

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Epsom Derby Festival

10of 11The Look That Says It AllRay Tang/REX/ShutterstockThe happy couple lovingly look into each other’s eyes at the 2013 London film premiere ofRed 2, the highly anticipated action comedy sequel to Mirren’s 2010 film.

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The Look That Says It All

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‘Red 2’ film premiere, London, Britain - 22 Jul 2013

The happy couple lovingly look into each other’s eyes at the 2013 London film premiere ofRed 2, the highly anticipated action comedy sequel to Mirren’s 2010 film.

11of 11Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford.Lester Cohen/GettyMirren has a shoulder to rest her head on at the 2020InStyleand Warner Bros. Golden Globe Awards post-party.

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Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford.Lester Cohen/Getty

Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford

Mirren has a shoulder to rest her head on at the 2020InStyleand Warner Bros. Golden Globe Awards post-party.

source: people.com