Pete Wicks says that he was distinctly underwhelmed when he was invited to Buckingham Palace last week as part of his work with The Dogs’ Trust
Former TOWIE star Pete Wicks says he was was less than impressed when he visited Buckingham Palace recently. Chatting to pal Sam Thompson on their Staying Relevant podcast, he compared the 320-year-old landmark to a branch of Nando’s.
He explained that after spending the day filming at the Dogs’ Trust, a charity is an ambassador for, he had changed into his suit and tie “in a kennel” before rushing across town on the “hottest day of the year” to attend the royal event. But when Pete was welcomed into the 775-room palace, he found himself confined to public areas that he found distinctly underwhelming.
Using the Palace loo, in particular, was a disappointment for Pete. He explained: “When you go to the toilets, there’s f*****g urinals. It’s like a f*****g nightclub p****r.” He said that he really only saw the public areas of the Palace, which weren’t as grand as he expected.
“It’s just a public urinal,” he complained, “it’s no different than Nando’s. I can’t get that excited about it.“
Pete rejected Sam’s suggestion that he might have pocketed a spoon or some other small item as a memento of his visit, and added that for him, the event was what mattered and the venue was almost completely irrelevant. He dismissed the Palace’ historic significance, saying: “It doesn’t interest me that much, it’s just a big house.”
Sam was a little more impressed during his own brush with royalty, but admits that he “lied to the Queen” out of sheer panic. After being introduced to Queen Camilla at a red-carpet event he wanted to engage her in conversation but was so nervous he couldn’t think of anything to say.
After briefly trying to interest the Queen in the topic of air purifiers, he then wasn’t sure what to say next. “I thought if I pay her a compliment, she’s going to hang around a little bit and …like… linger,” he confessed. So as she was wearing a purple dress, Sam blurted out that purple was his favourite colour.
Admitting that he had to fight the temptation to grab Camilla by the arm, he added: “I wanted to pay her a compliment, but she was already moving off.”
Sam explained that he felt pressure to say something interesting. He continued: “She just had a lovely conversation with Fleur East on my right, and I was like, ‘Oh, they’ve had a great chat’. I wanted to have some sort of nice moment with her. So, I was like, “Okay, I’ve got to do something.” And I just started talking about air purifiers – I can’t remember why.”
As an opening gambit, Sam had relied on that great British topic – talking about the weather. He commented on how it was a little hot and sticky, then followed that up by telling Camilla that he had recently bought an Air purifier from Amazon.
The former Made in Chelsea star recalled: “She went ‘Oh, nice, nice,’ and then walked off. I thought ‘I can’t leave it there. At least tell her that she looks great’.”
To make matters worse, Sam then realised that he was reaching out to hold her back: “I managed to stop myself a good 10 centimetres short. I just sort of reikied her from the side. She did like me, I think,” he concluded.
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