Prince William had to watch on while Sir Keir Starmer sat next to the future King’s schoolboy crush during Wednesday’s State Banquet.
The prince played a crucial role alongside the Princess of Wales as they welcomed the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender at Heathrow Airport on earlier in the day.
At the State Banquet later in the evening, the Prime Minister took a seat next to Claudia Schiffer, William’s boyhood crush.
Speaking in a 2017 documentary, “Diana, Our Mother,” the Prince of Wales revealed he came home from school one day to find three supermodels waiting to meet him: Ms Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, and Christy Turlington.
Sir Keir Starmer was sat alongside Prince William’s childhood crush
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The prince divulged: “I was probably a 12 or 13-year-old boy who had posters of them on his wall and I went bright red and didn’t quite know what to say and sort of fumbled and pretty much fell down the stairs on the way out.”
Ms Schiffer was seen at the banquet alongside numerous famous faces, including Motsi Mabuse, Hans Zimmer and Axel Scheffler, who illustrated The Gruffalo.
The banquet menu included an open tartlet of hot-smoked trout with langoustines, quail eggs, and shellfish sauce followed by Windsor partridge supreme wrapped in puff pastry with confit cabbage and swede with an assortment of winter vegetables.
Guests were treated to a dessert of baked alaska with blackberry, vanilla, and raspberry ice creams, with coffee and petit fours to follow.
Before eating, the King delivered a lengthy speech praising the united front between Britain and Germany and affirming their shared commitment to strengthening Europe’s defences against further Russian aggression.
He told guests: “The United Kingdom and Germany together stand with Ukraine and bolster Europe against the threat of further Russian aggression.”
Sir Keir Starmer was spotted sitting alongside Claudia Schiffer
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The German president made a private visit to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Thursday morning,
They placed flowers at the late Queen Elizabeth II’s final resting place, the gesture is customary for visiting heads of state during their time at Windsor.
Mr Steinmeier was among those who attended the late Queen’s funeral in 2022.
Following her death, he paid tribute, saying: “Queen Elizabeth II was your most gracious queen, and she was also a true friend and shining example to us.”
Later on Thursday, the couple joined Charles and Camilla for a big Help Out reception celebrating the positive effects of community volunteering.
As they toured the bustling venue, the Queen guided Ms Büdenbender past various charity displays, describing them as “brilliant”.
The event saw the King and President walking side by side, while their wives navigated the opposite end of the room.