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10 celebrities who got awkward meeting the British royal family: from Margot Robbie confusing Prince Harry with Ed Sheeran to Spice Girls pinching Prince Charles’ behind

STORYOlivia Burney
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II meets the Spice Girls in December 1997, after their appearance at the Royal Variety Performance. But what happened when the band met Prince Charles, and what other funny encounters have there been between stars and royals? Photo: AP
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II meets the Spice Girls in December 1997, after their appearance at the Royal Variety Performance. But what happened when the band met Prince Charles, and what other funny encounters have there been between stars and royals? Photo: AP
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  • Emilia Clarke asked Prince William for a kiss, while Margot Robbie confused Prince Harry with Ed Sheeran – until he told her to ‘shut up’
  • Ben Affleck didn’t realise his son was playing with William and Kate’s children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte

It is of course an honour to meet a member of the British royal family. But there are rules about what you can and can’t do should you have that honour. These stars have all been fortunate enough to come face-to-face with royalty – but won’t forget the day in a hurry after some very awkward situations arose …

Cate Blanchett

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Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly in a scene from the miniseries Mrs America. Photo: FX via AP
Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly in a scene from the miniseries Mrs America. Photo: FX via AP
Cate Blanchett revealed on The Jonathan Ross Show that she had attended a lunch at Buckingham Palace. At first, the actress was curious about why she had been invited and wondered if it was because she had played the queen in Elizabeth. Then Prince Philip addressed her. She said: “I sat next to him and he said, ‘I hear you’re an actor? Well, I was given a DVD player for Christmas and I can’t work out whether I put the green cord in or the red cord.’” Unfortunately for Philip, she admitted to being no better at it than he was.

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck in the press room after receiving an award for Gone Girl at the 2014 Hollywood Film Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Invision/AP
Ben Affleck in the press room after receiving an award for Gone Girl at the 2014 Hollywood Film Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Invision/AP
While in London a few years ago, Ben Affleck took his son Samuel to a children’s indoor play centre and met Prince George and Princess Charlotte, the eldest children of the Prince William and Kate Middleton. Speaking on The Graham Norton Show, he recalled: “It was pretty empty and then I noticed this weird vibe from the other grown-ups. They were all very well dressed and they had earpieces and I thought, ‘For a kids place this is tight security!’ I was the very last person to realise that Prince George and Princess Charlotte were in there playing with my kid.”