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Declan Donnelly made a jaw-dropping comment about Ant McPartlin's baby to King Charles.
The King was been told by TV star Declan that his celebrity partner Ant was missing from a Buckingham Palace reception because he was breastfeeding. One half of the Ant and Dec double act, apologised to Charles on behalf of his friend, who was looking after his newborn son.
The I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! host was attending a reception with his wife Ali Astall hosted by the King which celebrated a group of young people who have turned their lives around with support from The Prince’s Trust. Dec said after meeting the King: “I passed on Ant’s apology that he couldn’t be here today because he was at home breastfeeding.”
He added with a laugh: “I don’t know whether I broke royal protocol by giving that information.” Ant announced the birth of his son on Instagram with a black and white image of him holding his new son, Wilder Patrick McPartlin, close to his chest.
Commenting on rumours he was the newborn’s godfather, Dec said he had not been formally asked, adding: “Everybody else has presumed, I won’t presume." The reception gave the King the chance to meet the winners at the Prince’s Trust Awards – and he chatted to recipients and celebrities who had presented the awards, including actor Martin Freeman, Pixie Lott and Ellie Simmonds.
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Charles meets Dec and his wife Ali Astall, during a reception for Prince's Trust Award 2024 winners, supporters and ambassadors at Buckingham Palace (PA)Gesturing to the award winners, Dec added: “All the young people behind us here, some incredible stories again about people getting their life on track and making a real difference to their communities, and some incredible stories yet again.”
Commenting on the King, who has recently returned to public-facing events following his cancer diagnosis, the celebrity said: “He looked really well today.” Dec added: “He was on good form, good spirits, always has a laugh and joke which is lovely, has a fantastic sense of humour and spent time with all the young people.”
The Prince's Trust Awards took place on Tuesday and Dec was joined by his TV partner Ant, in the latter's first work outing since the arrival of his son. The Geordie duo, Kate Garraway and Love Island's Tasha Ghouri were just some of the names in attendance.
Speaking to the Mirror on the red carpet, Kate admitted she is at the "beginning of grief" as she focusses on her children Darcey, 18, and Billy, 14. She said: "I’m only at the beginning of grief really. I’m just three months in so there are many ups and downs to come. At the moment it’s about focusing on the youngsters, Billy and Darcy and focusing on doing things like this when I can that I haven’t been able to do.
"And at the moment it’s all about keeping busy. I’m sure there will be a moment where I have to stop and deal with it. But at the moment I’m just keeping busy. Help is there. You just have to ask for it. And sometimes you have to ask for it time and time again. And hopefully, organisations like the Prince’s Trust which is particularly good at identifying people, will be there to scoop you up.”