In 1996, Kate Winslet met King Charles III for the first time at Senses and sensitivity premiere in London.
However, her meeting became a funny affair, the actress remembers. “The first time I met him. Oh my God. He came to support the royal premiere of Sense and Sensibility when I was 20,” she says. Jimmy Kimmel Live!
THE Titanic The star continued: “I didn’t realize we were actually going to meet him. So I forgot about the fact that I was actually wearing some sort of see-through lace outfit.”
“And thank God I had a coat on because as he walks towards me I’m like, ‘***p***! ***p***! ***p***! Oh, my God.’ And then someone just said, “Coat!” » and [I covered myself] and said ‘Your Majesty,'” the actress notes.
After this somewhat embarrassing meeting, Kate now maintains good relations with the King. She is an ambassador for her educational charity, King Foundation.
He is “a truly extraordinary man,” noting, “He is very, very kind, extremely empathetic and very, very generous.”
It’s worth noting that Kate and the monarch were last seen together last June at the King’s Foundation Awards ceremony at St. James’s Palace.
