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<\/p>\nThe King prides himself on his oratory and hopes to shine at next week’s State opening of Parliament \u2013 his first speech from the throne as monarch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he will have to do better than his performance in 2016 with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he performed as Hamlet with Dame\u00a0Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen and Benedict Cumberbatch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His recitation of ‘To be or not to be…’ earned him the backstage nickname Chandler, the Friends character played by the late\u00a0Matthew Perry\u00a0who was noted for emphasising all the wrong words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At least it wasn’t as dire as his rendition of Spike Milligan’s Ying Tong song at a Clarence House\u00a0lunch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was so torturous that the\u00a0Queen Mother threw a mango at him, apparently scoring a direct hit.<\/p>\n
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The King prides himself on his oratory and hopes to shine at next week’s State opening of Parliament \u2013 his first speech from the throne as monarch<\/p>\n
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But he will have to do better than his performance in 2016 with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he performed as Hamlet with Dame Judi Dench , Sir Ian McKellen and Benedict Cumberbatch<\/p>\n
Channel 5’s forthcoming series of Secrets Of The Royal Palaces focuses on Charles and Camilla’s Welsh love nest Llwynywermod in Carmarthenshire, which HM had to pass to William when he became King.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The film concludes by saying that while Charles may no longer have his romantic retreat, he’s not short of properties. ‘Don’t feel sorry for the King,’ it states. ‘He still has seven palaces, ten castles, 12 houses and 56 cottages to fall back on!’<\/span><\/p>\n Charles’s inaugural King’s Speech could be upstaged by William’s Earthshot prize-giving on the same day in Singapore.\u00a0<\/p>\n HM may have the PM, Garter King of Arms and Black Rod at his event, but William will have the glamorous\u00a0Hannah Waddingham\u00a0hosting his show.\u00a0<\/p>\n More famous these days for Ted Lasso, Eurovision and Game Of Thrones, Ms Waddingham’s big breakthrough came when she starred in an episode of\u00a0Lee Mack’s comedy Not Going Out wearing not very much except heels and brandishing a whip in PVC.\u00a0<\/p>\n A source says it is one of the most sought-after episodes on the\u00a0BBC’s catch-up service. No accounting for taste.<\/p>\n Oh, to be a fly on the bedroom wall chez <\/span>Allegra Stratton<\/span>\u00a0and husband James Forsyth. Former Boris special adviser Allegra rages at recent Tory party conference rhetoric.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ‘It was jarring, using harsh language to paint other parties as pantomime villains,’ she barks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Oh, to be a fly on the bedroom wall chez Allegra Stratton (pictured) and husband James Forsyth. Former Boris special adviser Allegra rages at recent Tory party conference rhetoric<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/21\/77243341-12695059-image-a-19_1698787698017.jpg\")
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