MEETING the Queen is a big moment in many peoples lives, and comedian Michael McIntyre had a bit of a sticky moment when his encounter arrived.
Michael revealed that instead of calling Her Majesty maam, he got all tongue-tied and called her jam” instead.
Michael McIntyre has revealed that he called the Queen ‘jam’ instead of ‘ma’am’ when he met her
To make matters worse, the Queen then ended their chat swiftly and move onto the next person.
Michael revealed he had met the monarch when he was invited along with some other celebrities to go to Buckingham Palace in 2011.
Speaking of the moment, the comic said: I got invited to meet the Queen and I kept looking at bank notes and getting excited and saying to myself see you later and pointing.
When I got to Buckingham Palace the doorman said when you address her it is maam like jam. All these famous people like Helen Mirren and Duffy are there mumbling maam like jam.
The Queen is said to have swiftly ended the chat with Michael and move onto the next person
He said all the stars were waiting in a giant room that he said resembled an art gallery, and many people were feeling the nerves.
The Queen then entered with Prince Philip, and Michael prepared for the big moment.
He continued: Then she spoke to Duffy, came to me and I said Jam – and that was it, she moved along.
Everyone said to me why did you say jam. When I got home my wife asked what I talked to with the queen and I had to say jam.
Hes not the only celebrity to have had an awkward meeting of the Queen.
Michael Sheen said the Queen shoved his hand away after he received his OBE as it was her way of showing him its time to go.
And Simon Pegg joked hed broken the Queen after she struggled to start a conversation with him in 2010 and claims to have made her cry with his performance.
We shared how the Queen is looking for a butler to work 45 hours a week on less than the living wage but youll live at the palace.
In other royal news, we told you how theQueen owns a cheeky slogan cushion that reads “it’s good to be Queen”– and she keeps it on her favourite sofa in Balmoral.
AndThe Queen is a huge Wham! fan and even “requested to meet them in private”, according to the band’s former manager.
