Paloma Faith made a rather surprising royal confession, detailing the moment she found herself escaping from a conversation with none other than the Princess of Wales.
The British singer said she used her friend and comedian, Rosie Jones, in a “non-PC” way when she made a blunder while talking to the future Queen at the Royal Variety Performance in 2023, explaining she accidentally began talking about Kate’s weight, after welcoming her youngest son, Prince Louis.
Retelling the details of the ordeal, Paloma said on her Mad Sad Bad podcast, the pop star said: “‘I said, ‘Didn’t you look good post-partum, Kate. How have you lost that weight so quickly?” We chatted about kids and stuff,’ said Paloma, who had two young daughters at the time. She has since given birth to a son.
Realising she had maybe said the wrong thing, Paloma said: “Then I looked at [Rosie] and thought, ‘Can we just say that, because you’re disabled, we have to go, and you need me to help you?’ Then everyone was, like, ‘Rosie said she needs Paloma to take her because of the stairs.'”
The singer added that Rosie, who has ataxic cerebral palsy and was next to Paloma in line, “Helped me in a very non-PC way by allowing me to abuse and use her disability to get myself out of a potentially uncomfortable situation with some Royal Family members.”
© POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesBut the conversation didn’t leave a sour taste in Kate’s mouth as the following year, Paloma was invited to sing at the royals’ Together at Christmas Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey the following year.
Away from the camera
The confession came almost four weeks after Paloma welcomed her baby boy, revealing to fans he arrived early and was admitted into the NICU.
The singer shared the delightful news on Instagram, sharing a black and white photo of her holding her son’s hand.
“On Friday March 6th I had my third baby , a little boy. He was a bit early and ended up in NICU For 3 days with some breathing problems,” Paloma wrote. Adding: “The midwives and team (Obgyn etc) around me were incredible particularly @missclairemellonandassociates @pat_themidwife @thisisyourbaby365 . Today we got home! As usual its not easy, I’m engorged already, day three intrusive thoughts, in love with my partner and my kids more than ever. Just taking it all slow. C sections ARE PAINFUL! He’s perfect and wonderful. Breastfeeding is hard!”
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