The 90s aren’t typically seen as the golden age of the British monarchy. However, if anything exciting did come of it, it would be Al Pacino’s blossoming friendship with the then-Prince of Wales.
According to Reuters’ Screen Ocean, the now-King met the actor back in 1997, ahead of the royal premiere of “Looking for Richard.” Though details on that first meeting are scant, Pacino’s girlfriend around that time, Lyndall Hobbs, has spilled some English breakfast tea about one of the times they spent together during that period. Speaking to Evening Standard, she joked about staying the night at Sandringham — and being shocked by their host’s early bird routine. “Being told by Prince Charles, ‘See you for breakfast at 8.30,’ when we’d been used to getting up at 4.30 pm, was just exhausting,” she reminisced.
It seems that wouldn’t be the last time Pacino stayed over at the monarch’s digs, either. Though the actor has never said so himself — at least, not publicly — according to the Daily Mail, he’s said to have spent time at Highgrove, too, and even caught the royal in his bathrobe. What’s more, even that run-in didn’t tarnish his reputation as a houseguest. As reported by Evening Standard, a few years later, at the 2004 royal premiere for “The Merchant of Venice,” he hinted that he’d be staying with him once again, telling reporters he’d ask the royal if he enjoyed “The Godfather” series, “Later.”
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