Photos: Idris Elba poses with his mother as he collects his OBE at Buckingham Palace

 The British actor posed with his proud mother as he collected his OBE at Buckingham Palace on Friday. “Made my Mum very happy today!!”

Ahead of the ceremony, the actor who was given the OBE for Services to Drama posted another photo of himself looking dapper in a suit. See that after the cut :

“Flying the East End flag at Buckingham Palace today!!! OBE Day….How does the boy look? Feeling Proppa…)” he captioned the photo.