Kate Winslet recalls sheer lace look for meeting King Charles III

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The 50-year-old Oscar winner recalled meeting the then-Prince Charles for the first time at the Royal Premiere in February 1996. reason and sensibility in London – and how she didn’t dress for the occasion.

“The first time I met him. Oh, my God. He was here to support the Royal Premiere.” reason and sensibility When I was 20,” Winslet said on the show on Tuesday, November 18. Jimmy Kimmel Live!

“I kind of didn’t realize that we were actually going to see him. So I forgot about the fact that I was actually wearing a kind of see-through lace costume,” the actress continued. “Thank God I had a coat on, because when he came towards me, I was like, ‘Nipples! Nipples! Nipples! Oh my God.'” And then someone goes, “Coat!” and [I covered myself] Then he said: ‘Your Majesty. ‘”

Since then, Winslet has had numerous interactions with the monarch and has become one of the ambassadors for Charles’ educational charity, The King’s Fund.

this Titanic Star described Charles as “truly an extraordinary man,” adding, “He was very, very kind, very empathetic, and very, very generous.”

Winslet last met the Queen in June when she attended the King’s Fund Awards ceremony with her at St James’s Palace. David Beckham and Meryl Streep.

Talk to the host jimmy kimmelWinslet recalled that there were concerns about whether she and Streep, 76, would have to curtsey in front of the king.

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“There was a conversation about this. So, Meryl and I, as we were walking to meet the king, she said to me, ‘Do you think we have to curtsy?’ and I said, ‘Of course, we have to curtsey,'” Winslet said. “She said, ‘Well, is this a big curtsey? What are we going to do?’ I said, ‘I don’t know. We just have to make a motion.’ She said, ‘I don’t know if we need to do that.’ “There was a lot of panic. We didn’t know what the form was. Obviously, we had to curtsey.”

“Did I go first? I guess I did,” Winslet said, revealing that she took responsibility to spare her Oscar-winner the embarrassment. “But I always try to volunteer to go first because I feel leadership is important and someone has to make a mistake and it’s usually me, so I don’t mind taking the hit.”

In June, Winslet was announced as the King’s Fund’s newest ambassador.

“I am delighted to become an ambassador for The King’s Fund in its 35th anniversary year,” she said in a statement at the time. “One of my passions is exploring ways to protect and promote the natural world – something I have in common with His Majesty the King! So I’m delighted to be putting this passion into practice by working with The King’s Fund. I look forward to supporting the charity’s life-changing work to build sustainable communities and transform lives into the future.”