Watch the moment King Charles gave a playful response to Maya Jama after she apologized for breaking royal protocol by touching him at a Princes’ Trust event years ago.
The Love Island presenter, 29, greeted the king, 75, and Queen Camilla, 76, while attending Sovereign’s Creative Industries garden party at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
Maya said: ‘Nice to meet you. Well, actually I met you before, a long time ago. About something with the Princes’ Trust and I touched you. She wasn’t supposed to do it. This time I won’t do it.
Laughing, King Charles told her: ‘Don’t worry’ to which she replied: ‘You don’t mind, do you?’
There are no mandatory codes of conduct when meeting a member of the Royal Family, but many people wish to observe traditional ways. It’s best not to initiate contact unless royalty gives you their arm.
Watch the moment King Charles gave a playful response to Maya Jama after she apologized for breaking royal protocol by touching him at a Princes’ Trust event years ago.
The Love Island presenter, 29, greeted the King and Queen Camilla while attending Sovereign’s Creative Industries garden party at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
Maya looked amazing in a blue printed dress. Leaving her long dark tresses loose in waves, Maya wore a striking coordinating blue headpiece.
Then the King asked him: ‘How are you doing?’
‘I’m the host of Love Island. I don’t know if you watch that though. It’s like a reality dating show. That’s what I do,’ Maya said.
But King Charles didn’t seem to be familiar with the hit ITV2 dating show when he told: ‘There’s one born every minute’, a Channel 4 show that documents the drama and excitement of a maternity unit, from the perspective of parents. -be and the maternity ward staff.
Maya said, ‘Yes, there is.’
The TV host later took to Instagram to share a text message exchange with her friend. They wrote: ‘Gift that keeps on giving. I love the fact that you said the words, “I touched you, but I wasn’t supposed to” to the King of the United Kingdom. Maya replied: ‘Hahaha. How do you know that’.
To which her friend responded: ‘Mate! It’s on Sky News.
The television personality looked incredible in a blue printed dress. Leaving her long dark tresses loose in waves, Maya wore a striking coordinating blue headpiece.
She added inches to her figure in a pair of sky-high black heels and carried her belongings in a matching bag.
At the garden party, which was held to celebrate the UK’s Creative Industries, Maya met King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Maya said, ‘Lovely, nice to meet you.’ Well, actually I met you before, a long time ago. About something with the Princes’ Trust and I touched you. She wasn’t supposed to do it. This time I won’t do it
Laughing, King Charles told her: ‘Don’t worry’ to which she replied: ‘You don’t mind, do you?’
The TV host later took to Instagram to share a text message exchange with her friend. They wrote: “I love the fact that you said the words, ‘I touched you, but I wasn’t supposed to’ to the King.”
Maya uploaded a photo of herself in the stunning blue dress while walking around the venue.
Maya attended The Prince’s Trust Awards in 2019, where she met King Charles.
Maya laughed as she chatted with her friend after greeting the royal.
Maya asked King Charles if he watched Love Island, but His Majesty was more of a fan of One Born Every Minute (pictured in the promotional photo for the new series next month).
Leaving her long dark tresses loose in waves, Maya wore a striking coordinated blue headpiece for the lavish occasion.
The Love Island presenter, 29, turned heads in the long off-the-shoulder dress which featured a daring slit in the back.
The King, 75, looked dapper in a three-piece suit that included a gray jacket and matching trousers along with a pink silk vest, printed tie and polished black shoes.
His Royal Highness, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment, paired the look with a black top hat and came prepared for the unpredictable British weather with an umbrella.
Queen Camilla looked regal and cut a sophisticated figure in a baby pink long-sleeved flared dress with fringe details.
She paired it with a diamond flower brooch, a cream hat, a simple matching eggshell clutch and monochromatic heels.
Some of the guests at the event included model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tess Daly, Dame Arlene Phillips, Alex Jones, Roman Kemp and Vernon Kay.
The occasion brought together approximately 4,000 representatives of culture, art, heritage, film, television, radio and fashion.
On Instagram, Maya smiled as she told her followers that she was “on a very stylish adventure.”
It comes after Maya made sure all eyes were on her in a figure-hugging black dress as she attended her Beauty Works party at JOIA in Battersea on Monday.
She added inches to her frame in a pair of sky-high black heels and carried her belongings in a matching bag.
At the garden party, which was held to celebrate the UK’s Creative Industries, Maya met King Charles and Queen Camilla.
On Instagram, Maya smiled as she told her followers that she was “on a very stylish adventure.”
The presenter smiled as she adorned herself with a dazzling silver ring.
The King, 75, looked dapper in a three-piece suit, while Queen Camilla cut a sophisticated figure in a baby pink long-sleeved A-line dress with fringe details.