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Christopher Biggins Says Backstage Royal Variety Meeting Changed His View of Prince William

The panto veteran recounts a Royal Albert Hall encounter that reshaped his view of the Prince of Wales.

Overview

  • Biggins, 77, says a November 19 backstage meeting with William at the Royal Albert Hall left him impressed by the prince’s warmth.
  • He told William he had once taken Princess Diana to see Liza Minnelli at the same venue, which he says moved the prince.
  • He recalls Princess Catherine confiding she played Principal Boy in Dick Whittington as a girl, prompting a cheeky exchange he later repeated publicly.
  • He praises Catherine as “the saviour of the Royal Family” and says they spoke about her taking her children to pantomime.
  • He criticizes Prince Andrew and works a gag about Andrew and Sarah Ferguson into his new pantomime, noting Andrew’s continued denials and reports he spent Christmas at Royal Lodge.