Paul Mescal admits meeting King Charles 'not on his list of priorities' as actor left underwhelmed by monarch
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Paul Mescal has admitted meeting King Charles was not a priority for him.
The King, 76, attended the Gladiator II premiere in London last week, starring the Irish actor.
Mescal, 28, was asked about his recent encounter with the British monarch while in Los Angeles on Monday.
He said: "Never met the King [before that night].
King Charles suffers snub from Paul Mescal after glitzy film premiere
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“It’s definitely not something that I thought was in the bingo cards.
"I’m, like, Irish, so it’s not kind of on the list of priorities.
"But it’s an amazing thing for Ridley [Scott] because I know how important that is for him.
"So to see his film celebrated in that context was pretty special.”
King Charles greeting the stars of Gladiator II at the premiere
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On Wednesday, November 13, Charles and Mescal cordially greeted each other at the Odeon Lux cinema in Leicester Square, where the actor joined Gladiator II costars Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington, as well as Scott, their director, in the receiving line.
Mescal continued to describe the royal meet-and-great to Variety, saying: “I found it kind of hard to hear exactly what [Charles] was saying … so you’re just kind of nodding along and, just, smiling.”
Gladiator II opens in cinemas on Friday, November 22.
It’s set over two decades after the events of the original blockbuster starring Russell Crowe, and Mescal plays Lucius Verus, the son of Crowe’s character, Maximus.
Denzel Washington, Ridley Scott and Paul Mescal attending the Royal Film Performance and world premiere of Gladiator II
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King Charles was due to be joined by Queen Camilla at the Gladiator II premiere last week.
However, the Queen, 77, was battling a chest infection so was advised to stay home.
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