Her Majesty reminisced about a “wonderful” secret trip to the theatre with her five grandchildren as she and the King made an appearance on Wednesday.
Charles, 75, and Camilla, 76, were given a tour of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) in central London, an institution that has trained leading actors from Sir Anthony Hopkins to Imelda Staunton and Tom Hiddleston.
This visit marked the King and Queen’s first major public appearance since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a UK General Election on 4 July, with the royals having postponed any engagements “which may appear to divert attention or distract from the election campaign”.
Actor and former Rada student Daniel Mays, who spent approximately 12 months playing Nathan Detroit in the musical Guys and Dolls, asked the Queen about taking her grandchildren to see the production at London’s Bridge Theatre, to which she replied: “It was fantastic.”
The Line of Duty star later added of Her Majesty: “She loved it and she took all her grandkids and they said they had the most incredible night.”
He added: “I left about three months ago and towards the end of my run she came with all her grandkids, we were only told on the day there would be an important royal visit, so we were wondering who it was going to be.”
He joked: “It’s an immersive production and we were wondering if she was going to be in her seat or standing up. It’s the longest thing and most exhausting thing I’ve ever been part of – but a great time.”
Who are Queen Camilla’s grandkids?
Camilla has five grandchildren from her two children – Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes – whom she shares with her first husband, Andrew Parker Bowles. Tom has a daughter, Lola, who is 16, and a son, Frederick, who is 14. Laura has three children – Eliza, who is 16, and twins Gus and Louis, who are 14, with her husband, Harry.
Freddy, Gus, and Louis all played important roles as the Queen’s Pages of Honour during the coronation in May 2023, while Eliza served as one of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s bridesmaids at their wedding in 2011.
