When it comes to meeting a member of the Royal Family, one must stick to a strict set of guidelines. Leaving out common people, even celebrities have to follow these rules. On one such occasion, F1 star Lewis Hamilton and NBA legend LeBron James got in the same problematic boat when they failed to adhere to the rules set by the family.
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The Mercedes star met with the late Queen Elizabeth II, in 2009 when he received MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire). There, while meeting with her majesty, the Briton was said to have broken the royal protocol.
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Talking about this, the seven-time world champion conveyed during The Graham Norton Show, “I got invited to a lunch and was sitting next to The Queen. ‘I was excited and started to talk to her but she said, pointing to my left, “No, you speak that way first and I’ll speak this way and then I’ll come back to you”.
The former McLaren star further stated about her, “She is a sweet woman and we talked about how she spends her weekends, houses, and music. She’s really cool.”
Much like Hamilton, LeBron James, and Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell also broke the protocol.
NBA Legend LeBron James committed the same blunder as Lewis Hamilton
NBA legend LeBron James once found himself making the same mistake as the Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton. While meeting Prince and Princess of Wales Williams and Catherine, James placed an arm around her royalty.
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It was initially regarded as a breach of protocol when pictures came out. However, Laura King, senior communications officer for Buckingham Palace, confirmed to the Northeast Ohio Media Group that it wasn’t the case. Citing the reason, when the Royal Family meets people, they want them to feel as comfortable as possible.
Geri Halliwell, the wife of Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner, went a level above when her encounter with his majesty the then Prince Charles made headlines. Reports came out that the Ginger Spice pinched the bum of his majesty.
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However, it wasn’t the case, as Halliwell later insisted that she didn’t pinch, but just patted. “Patting him on the bottom was against royal protocol but we’re all human,” she later added.
