She might've won an Oscar for her incredibly convincing performance in 'The Queen', but Helen Mirren proves she's no more regal than anybody else as she opts for a subway ride over a cab during a trip in New York City.

Helen Mirren at 'The Hundred-Foot Journey' screening
Helen Mirren proves she's just a regular woman

Super classy British actress Helen Mirren joined the ever-growing list of down-to-earth celebrities who have proved to have no qualms about taking the subway to get around alongside regular people. Looking cosily wrapped up in a fur jacket and lilac gloves, the star was seated politely alongside a fellow passenger with her large tote perched on her knee. It's unclear whether or not the gentleman sitting next to her had any idea who was sharing his seat, but the eagle-eyed rider sat opposite was quick to snap the rare moment on their phone.

Funnily enough, the real Queen of England has even visited London's own subway network a handful of times, taking a ride on the London Underground as a young monarch and re-visiting Baker Street Station during it's 150th anniversary in 2013 alongside other royals the Duke of Edinburgh and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge (though choosing not to take a ride in the locomotive a second time).

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Previously, Jay-Z popularly made friends with an unwitting elderly passenger on the underground travel service on the way to show, while Tom Hanks was recently spotted taking up two seats while on his own subway journey (an action colloquially known as 'man-spreading'). Other famous faces that have been spied in the past are Jerry Seinfeld, Taylor Kitsch, Naomi Watts and Sarah Jessica Parker.