British actress Redgrave criticises European and UK governments Leftwing firebrand actress Vanessa Redgrave reveals that she is something of a royalist as she picked up a lifetime's achievement award at the Venice film festival. "I would never return an honour from the Queen," Redgrave says. "But I could and would not accept any honour from Mr Blair when he had taken people to war on the basis of a lie," she adds, referring to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES