The day Roman Kemp sat around his parents’ kitchen table with the Princess of Wales was the most “surreal” day yet, he revealed.
The British television and radio presenter, 31, first met the royal family at Buckingham Palace when they asked him to DJ at a garden party after-party.
speaking to The timesrevealed that the day was “weird,” not to mention the “strange” moment when Prince Harry joined him on the decks and told him, “Make sure you don’t have the bad word edits of rap songs.”
For Roman, meeting the Duke of Sussex was Harry “ok” and apparently uneventful. But the day he properly met a member of the British royal family was a few years later, after he released Our Silent Emergency, a documentary about mental health.
It caught the attention of the Princess of Wales, who thought Roman’s experience was a valuable addition to a short film she was making for the Shaping Us campaign. Then, last year, she found the royal mother of three sitting at her kitchen table in Hertfordshire.
Roman Kemp recalled the ‘surreal’ moment the Princess of Wales visited her family home in Hertfordshire (seen together in February 2023)
Recalling the moment in a conversation with the newspaper, Roman said: ‘(It was) one of the most surreal days of my life. Me, my mom, my dad, my sister and the princess chatting around the kitchen table.
But there was something a little more peculiar that stuck with Roman. He said: ‘The strangest thing is that he took off his shoes at the door. You never really see a princess in socks.
Kate has since enjoyed a close bond with the Kemp family, including Martin, 62, Shirlie, 62, and Harley, 34, and Kate swapped homemade goods with the Kemps after her visit.
It made the revelation of Kate’s cancer especially difficult for the family to swallow – “it broke our hearts,” Roman admitted – not only because of Kate’s diagnosis, but also because of the level of public scrutiny she received.
At the time, Martin Kemp sent his best wishes to the Princess of Wales and then posted an unseen photo of the royal with her family.
The British actor and DJ, 62, took to Instagram to share the heartwarming post, sending Kate “lots of love from the Kemp family.”
The sweet photo, which was taken last year, showed Kate standing with all the family members, including the family dog Kemp.
In a heartfelt message, Martin said: “Sending lots of love from Kemp to the Princess of Wales and all her family.”
Roman Kemp remembers meeting Prince Harry at an after-party at a Buckingham Palace garden party where he was a DJ.
After filming a short film for the Shaping Us campaign with Roman, Kate has enjoyed a close friendship with the family (pictured, left to right: Roman, Kate, Shirlie, Martin and Harley).
For Roman, one of the strangest things about Kate’s visit was seeing her take off her shoes when entering her family’s home.
However, while many royal fans have become concerned about Kate’s well-being in recent months, Prince William assured them last week that she is “doing well” following her cancer diagnosis.
The royal spoke about his wife’s health during a visit to St Mary’s Community Hospital in the Isles of Scilly last week.
William continues with his royal duties while Kate receives treatment, following her “shock” announcement in March that she had been diagnosed and was undergoing chemotherapy.
The Prince couldn’t resist purchasing the region’s most famous savory snack as he continued his tour, and suggested he take some of the edible souvenirs home for his family.
William, 41, known locally as the Duke of Cornwall, arrived in St Mary’s Harbor after traveling from Tresco, one of the smaller islands, last Friday.
William said George, Charlotte and Louis are “very jealous” of their trip, adding that he might bring them to Cornwall later this year, according to Sun.
Sharing that he had already enjoyed a morning swim, the Prince was seen disembarking from a ship called The Pegasus, flying the flag of the Duke of Cornwall, as he arrived at St Mary’s seaport.
The Princess of Wales is pictured with Roman and Shirlie Kemp at the ‘Together At Chrsitmas’ carol service at Westminster Abbey last year.
A small cheer arose from a crowd of spectators at the port as he arrived at the dock for the final day of his visit to the southwest region.
Wearing a pair of stylish sunglasses to protect his eyes from the Cornish sun, the Prince donned a brown jacket with matching brogues and his favorite navy chinos as he walked along the water’s edge.
He greeted the “glorious” weather before walking to On the Quay cafe, where he bought five traditional Cornish pasties for £5.50 each.
He was cared for by Joely Dearman, 22, and Zachariah Fox, 28, both seasonal workers from North Devon on the mainland.
—What is selling the fastest this morning? he asked her.
When told it was the empanadas, the Prince was clearly hooked on the idea of buying some, saying: “They smell delicious.” Is your mouth watering.
He went on to tell them: ‘I was telling the others: I can’t believe the islands today with weather like this, it’s just beautiful. Yesterday I went into the sea and it was good: I was wearing a wetsuit.
Outside, he also told the tourists who had lined up to greet him that he wished he could stay a little longer but would return home that afternoon to spend the weekend in Windsor.
“My family is very upset because I’m here without them,” he laughed. “The kids will kill me if I don’t come home later.”