Hollywood actress drunkenly asked Prince William to be her child's godfather

22 February 2023 , 17:10

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Prince William was approached by the star (Image: PA)

A number of the biggest names have spoken about their connections to the royals - but one Hollywood legend nearly became part of the family.

Helena Bonham Carter. recalled the moment she drunkenly asked the Prince of Wales if he would act as her daughter's godfather.

Throughout her illustrious career she has taken on key roles in everything from Harry Potter to Fight Club.

She has also played a number of royal roles including Princess Margaret in series three and four of Netflix's The Crown and as the Queen Mother in The King’s Speech.

Helena Bonham Carter played Princess Margaret in The Crown (Des Willie/Netflix)

Bonham Carter revealed all about an encounter she had with Prince William during an appearance on US chat show Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen and spoke about why she asked Prince William to fill the role.

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Prince William has three recorded godchildren, including a Greek prince and the ‘grumpy bridesmaid’, but he almost got to add the daughter of a very famous actress to the roster.

The Harry Potter actress revealed all during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen to promote her role as Princess Margaret in Netflix ’s The Crown.

Helena Bonham Carter, who played Bellatrix Lestrange in the famous wizarding series, revealed that she once drunkenly asked Prince William to be godfather to her daughter Nell.

Helena Bonham Carter asked Prince William the question (Getty Images for #SeeHer)

Prince William had a funny reaction (Getty Images)

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She explained to Cohen, "I wasn’t that drunk... He wasn’t totally sober himself. Not in a bad way, it was just very jolly."

Asked why she did it, she said: “Thing is, I’d spent all my friends as godparents on my first child, so Billy had 11 godparents.

So, I thought I could make up for Nell, you know who suddenly came along and we didn’t have any left. I thought, ‘Well, if I give her Prince William that would cover,’ you know?”

However, according to the actress, the prince politely declined. "He just said, 'You don’t want me to be godfather to your child.' And I left. I mean, obviously it didn’t work out."

Prince William’s three godchildren include Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark, Thomas Pettifer and Grace van-Cutsem. Grace is better known to many as ‘the grumpy bridesmaid’ after she covered her ears on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

The Prince of Wales first became a godfather when he was 16 and the ceremony was especially memorable for many because Prince William was wearing his arm in a sling following surgery to fix his broken finger sustained during a rugby match.

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While it has never been confirmed as it was treated as a private family matter, many people assume that Prince William is also Mia Tindall's godfather. Her Mother, Zara Tindall, is Prince George's godmother and Prince William was pictured attending Mia's christening along with one of Mike Tindall's closest friends.

Rebecca Russell