Miriam Margolyes Catches Queen Camilla Off Guard With Message For King Charles

Miriam Margolyes proved she wasn’t going to let anything stand in the way of being as unfiltered as ever during a recent public appearance with Queen Camilla.

On Tuesday, the Bafta winner attended an International Women’s Day event at St James’s Palace, where fellow guests included Dame Helen Mirren and Hannah Waddingham.

During the event, Miriam was greeted by the Queen, kissing her on the cheek and telling her: “Hello darling, how are you?”

“Will you tell His Majesty that we love him and we want him to get better?” Miriam then asked, before insisting the monarch should “take no notice of anyone who criticises him, because he’s just wonderful”.

“I will bear that in mind,” Queen Camilla responded, before thanking her and moving further down the line of guests.

While Miriam primarily identifies as a socialist, she has expressed her admiration for King Charles on numerous occasions in the past.

In 2023, the former Harry Potter star appeared on Waitrose’s Dish podcast, where she revealed that she once told Queen Camilla (with whom she was swimming at the time, apparently): “I hate it when the newspapers say horrible things about Prince Charles because he’s so sweet and so good and he worries about the country.”

Last year, she also wrote in her Little Book Of Miriam: “I like and respect him, although I am politically a socialist. He cares about the planet, the country, all the people of the United Kingdom.

“He is human and honest, fundamentally serious but with a glorious sense of humour.”

“I am not his friend,” she then insisted. “To claim that would be an impertinence. But I know enough to believe in his decency and kindness, and when I read some of the ghastly stuff newspapers write, I rush to defend him wherever I can.

“I value his worth. We are lucky to have such a king. I wish him health and strength and a long and happy life with his beloved queen, who is totally delicious.”