‘Gladiator II’ star Denzel Washington has an awkward encounter with King Charles

Hollywood actor Denzel Washington had a memorable moment with King Charles III at the “Gladiator II” premiere.

King Charles, who attended the premiere without Queen Camilla as she continued to battle an ongoing chest infection, greeted the “Gladiator II” cast at the ODEON Luxe Leicester Square in London.

During the meet and greet, cast members including Washington, Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal, along with director Sir Ridley Scott, met King Charles one by one. However, Washington appeared nervous when he met the royal monarch.

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“I didn’t know if I should take your hand or not,” Washington smiled as he shook Charles’ hand.

“I didn’t know if I should take your hand or not.”

– Denzel Washington to King Charles III

“I’m just a terrible … I’m a nice man, you see,” Washington said, stumbling over his words. “I’m a nice guy.”

King Charles continued the exchange, telling Washington, “You’ve been in so many movies, it’s amazing.”

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Washington graciously replied, “Thank you, thank you.”

Meanwhile, Charles made a solo entrance to the Royal Film Performance of “Gladiator II”.

Last week, Queen Camilla was forced to cancel events as she battled a chest infection.

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Her Majesty was advised to take a “short period of rest”, effectively canceling Camilla’s upcoming events for the time being.

“Her Majesty The Queen is currently ill with a chest infection for which her doctors have recommended a short period of rest,” a statement from the palace read, according to the BBC.

“It is with great regret that Her Majesty has therefore had to withdraw from her engagements this week, but she very much hopes to recover in time to take part in this weekend’s Remembrance events as normal.”

In the end, she was unable to attend the events which took place last weekend.

Queen Camilla’s chest infection comes after the royal family has faced numerous health problems. Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles III had been diagnosed with cancer in February.

“During the King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostatic enlargement, a separate problem was noted,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement at the time. “Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer.”

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After taking a short break, His Majesty returned to his public duties in April.

Shortly after, the palace revealed that the Princess of Wales was also battling cancer.

Kate Middleton had undergone planned stomach surgery when they found her condition was “non-cancerous”. However, further tests showed that “cancer had been present.” She was advised to start chemotherapy by her medical team.

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“Obviously this has come as a huge shock and William and I have done everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family,” the Princess of Wales said in part in a pre-recorded message in March.

“As you can imagine it has taken time. It has taken me time to recover from major surgery to be able to start my treatment. But most importantly it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis on a way that is appropriate for them and to reassure them that I will be fine.”

Prince William and Princess Kate have three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

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Fox News Digital’s Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report.