From a princess to a queen!
Helena Bonham Carter — who portrayed Princess Margaret in Seasons 3 and 4 of “The Crown” — came face-to-face with Queen Camilla at the Forward Arts Foundation charity reception on Wednesday.
Bonham Carter, 57, met the monarch, 75, at Clarence House to celebrate 30 years of the poetry organization.
The foundation encourages both awareness and the enjoyment of the art of poetry in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The “Ocean’s 8” actress was spotted giving a curtsy to Camilla as they met.
Season 5 of “The Crown” premiered last year and the final Season 6 is set to debut its first half on Nov. 16.
Camilla is reportedly a big fan of the royal drama, with a former staffer saying last fall that the monarch is “definitely” tuning into the show.
King Charles’ ex-communications secretary Kristina Kyriacou said, while appearing on the British chat show “This Morning,” that “I think the Queen Consort will have definitely been watching it.
“I don’t think the King will have the time. I don’t think it’s a program which will tickle his interest,” she also said, adding that Camilla “keeps in touch with her family [and] her friends” who are watching it.
However, an insider told author Angela Levin for her 2022 book, Camilla: From Outcast to Queen Consort, that the sovereign was dismayed at her portrayal on the show.
“When a certain timeline story is revisited by the press, television or film, it causes the [Queen Consort] a lot of stress and she gets very upset,” the insider said.
They went on: “That is the truth but neither she nor [King] Charles will talk about it. The narrative is that she is the wicked woman, where [Princess] Diana is presented as the victim and Camilla as evil.”
The source claimed that Camilla was widely “vilified as a ‘marriage wrecker’” following 2020’s Season 4, which dove into the infamous love triangle of the late Princess Diana, Charles and Camilla.
Camilla was played by Emerald Fennell, who got a chance to meet her off-screen idol in March 2022 at a reception to celebrate International Women’s Day.
“I was nervous I might be thrown in the Tower — but so far, so good,” the 38-year-old Oscar winner joked at the event. “[Camilla] has been in the spotlight for a long time and has always weathered it with grace.”
Another cast member of “The Crown,” Dominic West, got the opportunity to meet the former Mrs. Parker Bowles, in 2021.
West, 53, plays a middle-aged Prince Charles in Seasons 5 and 6 of the series. Last November, he recalled in an interview with Radio Times magazine the cheeky greeting Camilla gave him when they met.
When they saw each other at a party, Camilla jokingly called him “Your Majesty.”
West has also crossed paths with King Charles several times, as “The Wire” alum is an ambassador of the Prince’s Trust.
“I’ve been in a line to shake his hand a few times and it’s fascinating. It’s very useful to meet the character you’re playing, obviously,” West said at the time.
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