Cate Blanchett awarded the freedom of the city of London

Cate Blanchett will receive freedom from the city of London, an ancient tradition used to honor the contribution of an individual to the community.
The Australian actress, as well as Adrian Dunbar in Northern Ireland, will receive city freedom for their work in the arts.
Blanchett is famous for his Oscar roles The aviator And Blue jasmineas well as high -level performance in The Lord of the Rings franchise and more recently, Black bag. She is a activist on issues such as climate change and serves as an ambassador for HCR, pleading for refugees and displaced people.
Dunbar will be best known to the public for his role in the successful British police procedure Service line. Among its recent credits is ITV Ridley And Inside n ° 9.
The two actors also played on the scene – in the emblematic place of London The Barbican, Blanchett appeared in The seagull from February to April this year, and Kiss me, kate With Dunbar takes place from June to September this summer.
The freedom of the city of London is one of the oldest traditions in the city and would have done since 1237.
The chairman of the CLC freedom request committee, the alderman Russell, said that freedom is “offered as a means of paying tribute to their exceptional contribution to London or public life, or to celebrate a very important achievement”.