Even earlier than his sister, the late Diana, Princess of Wales married now-King Charles, Charles Spencer shared a particular reference to the royal household. 

Talking on the most recent episode of his podcast Rabbit Gap Detectives on Wednesday, the father-of-seven shared that the late Queen Elizabeth II was his godmother – and glorious at giving presents. 

As a part of a dialogue about Westminster Abbey, the Earl revealed: “I am reluctant to say this as a result of it seems like an enormous boast nevertheless it’s nothing to do with me however I used to be really christened in Westminster Abbey. 

“Not due to me or my household, however as a result of the Queen was sort sufficient to face as one in all my godparents and it was handy for her.” 

“So did you get a birthday card from the Queen?” his co-host Richard Coles enquired. 

Charles responded: “Sure, and the very best current ever received from her was after I was at boarding college and it was fairly a troublesome boarding college. I received from her a really small radio that appeared like a e-book, so I might sneak into my dormitory and hearken to beneath my pillow, to radio Luxembourg.”

 The bestselling creator additionally shared that the current was labelled: “To Charles, from his godmother Elizabeth R.” 

“What a tremendous, considerate current,” Richard replied, and their fellow presenter Cat Jarman agreed, including: “That is nice”. The trio have had motive to have fun not too long ago, with the thrilling information that their podcast has been nominated for an award. 

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On Tuesday, the Earl took to social media to share his delight that the podcast had been nominated on the British Podcast Awards within the New Podcast class. “How very pretty!” he enthused. 

“I am as thrilled as I’m stunned that The Rabbit Gap Detectives has been nominated for this award. Thanks, judges…” His followers have been fast to react as they provided him their help. 

One penned: “Properly I am not stunned. I simply adore it. How very pretty to listen to you all every week. The whole lot superbly informed with the underlying sense of humour. Bravo.” 

On a current episode, Charles additionally opened up about appearing as a web page for the late Queen within the Seventies. 

Detailing his expertise, the 59-year-old mentioned: “Within the mid-seventies, I used to be a web page of honour to the late Queen and also you have been actually on responsibility only a few occasions a yr, and one in all them was on the state opening of Parliament.

“You are sporting full on 18th-century package, actually scorching and the outdated TV lights in these days have been extremely scorching. So the colonel, Colonel Blair Stewart-Wilson I bear in mind, would take us apart earlier than the ceremony and educate us the way to get by the shattering warmth and never faint.

“It was to do with simply gently – as a result of this was all televised, you do not wish to draw consideration to your self – whereas the Queen was talking, presenting the invoice of what is arising in parliament, you simply rocked gently on the entrance of your toes and it is meant to maintain your circulation going… I believe it is simply disengaging from the intense discomfort round you.” 

“Ceremony hurts,” Richard concluded in response. “Sure, that is about it,” Charles laughed.