Prince Charles enjoyed a catch up with Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly two weeks before he was confirmed to have tested positive for coronavirus.
The trio got together at the star-studded Prince's Trust Awards at the London Palladium on March 11. Charles sparked headlines at the time by greeting the presenters with a namaste gesture as a response to the ongoing spread of Covid-19 - which had yet to be labelled a pandemic.
The Prince of Wales continued to chat within close proximity to the Geordie duo before the 2metre social-distance rule was advised.
Earlier on the red carpet, Charles had extended his hand to greet chief executive of the trust John Booth. He then withdrew the offer in mock horror and switched his greeting to a bow and