Emma Thompson, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Queen Elizabeth, Actress, Medal

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

The legendary actress Emma Thompson did not want to miss the opportunity to kiss a flesh-and-blood prince off-screen. While the future heir to the British throne, Prince William, presented the actress with the medal that officially recognizes her as the lady of the British Empire, Thompson, 53, tried to put her lips close to the enigmatic husband of Duchess Kate Middleton.

"I love Prince William. I have known him since he was little and we only smiled at each other,”the actress told the press. "I said, 'Can't I kiss you, can I?' And he replied, 'No, don't [do it]."

During the title ceremony that Queen Elizabeth II awarded her in June, the actress was accompanied by her husband and daughters, who witnessed the emotional moment.

The actress, who wore sneakers to the ceremony, assured that the prince is very well and looks great.

"He said, 'This day is not about me, but about you,'" said the actress. “It is very nice [to hear that] because I have always loved children, and I have been a long-time correspondent for their father. It is a lovely feeling.”

When Prince Charles was going through Princess Diana's bitter divorce, the actress wrote him letters to cheer him up, according to the book 'Charles: The Heart of a King'.

"He periodically received messages from the boys who take care of him at Highgrove saying: '[You could] send him a message because he is a little [crestfallen],' so I took my pen and wrote a letter as funny as I could think," the actress told him. at the time, to the author of the book.

Thompson received the appointment from the Queen as thanks for her extensive artistic work.