Without Queen Camilla and without the Princes of Wales, but surrounded by movie stars. This is how King Carlos III spent the eve of his 76th birthday at the premiere of Gladiator II. The monarch has managed to bring together such well-known faces as the pilot Carlos Sainz Jr. and his girlfriend, Rebecca Donaldson; to Pedro Pascal, accompanied by his sister Lux Pascal or Denzel Washington among others, in an evening marked by glamour.
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© GTRESUpon his arrival in Leicester Square (London), Charles III greeted the cast of the film at the Odeon Luxe cinema, where he had the opportunity to meet the actors, as well as chat with the British director Ridley Scott. One of the anecdotes of the evening featured Denzel Washington when the King, after shaking his hand, asked him: “Do you play someone terrible?” The artist responded with humor: “I am a charming man, you’ll see.”
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© Getty ImagesThe premiere dand Gladiator II, whose first movie It starred Russell Crowe in 2000. won five Oscars and grossed $465.4 million (€442 million) at the box office worldwide, and was jointly organized by Paramount Pictures and Film and TV Charity. The British sovereign is patron of this entity that is dedicated to helping those who work behind the scenes in the United Kingdom film and television industry.
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Carlos Sainz also attended the premiere and posed on the red carpet with the also Monegasque pilot Charles Leclerc and Rocco Iannone, creative director of Ferrari. The Formula 1 racers belong to Scuderia Ferrari HP which has teamed up with Paramount Pictures for an exclusive and unique collaboration in the premiere of Gladiator II which aims to bring together two global brands in cinema and motor sports to pay tribute to a powerful story of ambition, resilience and legacy.
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© GTRESAt the end of the event, the Spanish athlete left the evening hand in hand with his girlfriend, Rebecca Donaldson, who chose a most glamorous design for the date: a copper-colored lamé dress with a column silhouette with a cape. The Scottish model, who also has her own sportswear brand called Muse Activewear, accompanies Carlos Sainz whenever she can both on and off the track.
Since HELLO! made their romance public in the summer of 2023, the pilot and the model have become inseparable and already We have seen them enjoy family plansbut also romantic getaways and even dates with British royalty like on this occasion. Rebecca is 29 years old and has participated in numerous advertising campaigns. Her career in the world of fashion began when she won her first beauty contest at the age of 17: “My mother introduced me and I was very surprised when I found out,” she told the newspaper at that time, in 2011. Daily Record.
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© GTRESThe Monaco driver too He left hand in hand with his girlfriend, tiktoker Alexandra Mleux, a beautiful Italian who chose a gray beaded dress with thin straps for the event. Charles Leclerc and Alexandra are used to dealing with royalty, as in spring they attended the gala dinner hosted by Princes Albert and Charlene at the Sporting Club after their victory in the Monaco Grand Prix.
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© Getty ImagesAs we said, King Charles came alone. Queen Camilla was expected to be present at the premiere, but she was finally absent because still recovering from a chest infection which has forced her to cancel some commitments on her agenda. Although he has already returned to work, The Queen has only appeared in public at a few events and she was also missed on Remembrance Sunday. However, the sovereign’s wife was able to be present at the reception that was offered hours before to Ridley Scott and a large number of stars at Buckingham Palace. Camilla apologized to the filmmaker and told him that “I’m really sorry I can’t go tonight. “I would be coughing all the time.”