The Royal Family are known for having some pretty unique rules, from never flying in the same plane as one another to certain ingredients forever being off the menu – and they also have some solid guidelines in place for guests to their palatial homes.
Take Buckingham Palace, for instance, which was the recent backdrop to King Charles‘ reception for winners of his King’s Trust awards, which has a strict no filming policy in some areas.
One such attendee to the Palace this week was Candy Kittens founder and reality star, Jamie Laing, who turned out with his pregnant wife, Sophie Habboo, to support the Trust, and who (gasp!) broke one of the royal rules. How? The couple decided to shoot a quick dance routine skit inside the Palace on the Grand Staircase, despite the no filming rules.
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They popped some moves to the viral Baby Momma Dance song, which interestingly enough, Meghan Markle recently shared a clip of herself grooving to with Prince Harry ahead of Lilibet’s birth. Something that, naturally, some fans couldn’t help but point out in the comments.
Jamie posted the clip with the words, “The royal baby has arrived. They said we couldn’t film in Buckingham Palace… @sophiehabboo.”
Now, while you might think this could be cause for a right royal telling off (or maybe even a trip to the stocks to receive some rotten tomato pelting? That’s what enraged kings tend to call for, right?), King Charles actually came back with a pretty iconic response.
Writing from their official Royal Family account (well, or at least someone on their team was), Charles and his wife Queen Camilla replied with a cheeky “We see you 👀😉” under the footage. Obsessed!
The King’s Trust’s account also joined in with, “All of our attendees are very well behaved 👀😂.”
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Other celebrities who were there on the day chimed in with thoughts too, with presenter and singer Rochelle Humes remarking on how stealthily the pair managed to film. “The speed that this happened is genuinely impressive 👏🏾 I just about got mine in focus for a sneaky pic 😂.”
Jamie and Sophie are far from the first famous faces to bend the royal rules during a Palace visit either; Olivia Coleman revealed her “husband stole some loo roll just to say we got it from Buckingham Palace” and presenter Lorraine Kelly also snapped a pic during her visit.
Michelle Obama, the former First Lady of the United States, also revealed in her memoir that she hadn’t known hugging the late Queen Elizabeth II “would be deemed as an epic faux pas”.
Sounds like the royals don’t mind too much though, so… as you were guys!
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Jennifer Savin is Cosmopolitan UK’s multiple award-winning Features Editor, who was crowned Digital Journalist of the Year for her work tackling the issues most important to young women. She regularly covers breaking news, cultural trends, health, the royals and more, using her esteemed connections to access the best experts along the way. She’s grilled everyone from high-profile politicians to A-list celebrities, and has sensitively interviewed hundreds of people about their real life stories. In addition to this, Jennifer is widely known for her own undercover investigations and campaign work, which includes successfully petitioning the government for change around topics like abortion rights and image-based sexual abuse. Jennifer is also a published author, documentary consultant (helping to create BBC’s Deepfake Porn: Could You Be Next?) and a patron for Y.E.S. (a youth services charity). Alongside Cosmopolitan, Jennifer has written for The Times, Women’s Health, ELLE and numerous other publications, appeared on podcasts, and spoken on (and hosted) panels for the Women of the World Festival, the University of Manchester and more. In her spare time, Jennifer is a big fan of lipstick, leopard print and over-ordering at dinner. Follow Jennifer on Instagram, X or LinkedIn.