Overview
- On Nov. 18, Winslet recounted on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that she almost exposed herself when meeting the then‑Prince Charles at age 20.
- She said she wore a transparent lace outfit to the 1996 royal premiere of Sense and Sensibility and hurriedly covered up after someone shouted, “Coat!”
- The encounter took place at the London premiere in February 1996, where she greeted him after pulling on her coat and saying, “Your Majesty.”
- Winslet has since become an ambassador for The King’s Foundation, a role announced in June 2025, and she met the King again at the charity’s awards at St. James’s Palace.
- She and Meryl Streep worried about curtsy protocol at that event, with Winslet volunteering to go first, and she has described the King as kind, empathetic and generous.