Overview
- Anna Williamson told Joe Marler’s podcast this week that during a reception at Highgrove she tried a curtsey, a bow and a handshake at once, lost her footing and accidentally sprayed pea risotto into King Charles's face.
- She said the King and his security helped steady her after the fall and that the mood at the event remained relaxed with her companions laughing rather than alarmed.
- Williamson's presence at Highgrove is explained by her long-running role as an ambassador for The King's Trust, the charity the King founded.
- The podcast account was first reported widely on Thursday, Aug. 6, and has been carried by UK and international tabloids and lifestyle outlets without any official royal rebuttal or correction.
- Coverage frames the anecdote as a light, humanizing moment that underlines public anxiety about royal protocol and is unlikely to prompt formal action while drawing fresh attention to everyday moments at royal engagements.