Jamie Laing & Sophie Habboo reveal real reason for Charles' chuckle at Buckingham Palace after pair ‘mocked Harry dance'

Scottish Sun

07-07-2025

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JAMIE Laing and Sophie Habboo have revealed the real reason King Charles laughed with them at Buckingham Palace.
The revelation comes after the former Made In Chelsea stars appeared to mock Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Baby Mama dance.
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Jamie Laing and Sophie Habbo revealed real reason for Charles' chuckle
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The pair danced in Buckingham Palace to the song Baby Mumma
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Sophie confessed she was embarrassed by the mishap
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The clip shows them twerking and laughing at the royal residence, just metres from portraits of senior royals.
The couple were later greeted by the Monarch, 76, when they attended the high-profile event last month.
Despite their eyebrow raising moves, photographs shared from the glitzy occasion showed Charles chucking with them.
Speaking on their podcast, NearlyParents, Jamie, 36, explained: "When you meet the King, you slightly bow your head, or you curtsy, then you hold your hand out and call him Sir afterwards.
"Do not raise your hand and shake his hand until he's raised his hand towards you.
"He kept looking towards Sophie, 30, and as soon as he went towards Sophie, Sophie put her hand up, like this... and then he turned away and she put it back down again.
"And she did this about three or four times, and then what happened was he looked at her again, because he's just being polite. You're meant to wait until he puts his hand up!"
Sophie confessed she was embarrassed by the mishap and added: "I thought I was missing my opportunity and I didn't listen to that, because they were talking and it's just noise in my ear.
"So I thought "he's looking at me, is this my moment, I'm meant to shake and curtsy?" And I was buckling."
Jamie told how his wife kept her hand held out waiting for Charles as he made his way down the row of guests.
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He continued: "And then what happened was, the last time, he turned towards Sophie, Sophie put out her hand. She didn't withdraw, she just held it there.
"She just held it there and didn't move it until he came and shook her hand. Just holding it like that!"
This comes after their Buckingham Palace dance divided fans' opinion.
Jamie posted the video to his 1.6 million Instagram followers, writing: 'They said we couldn't film in Buckingham Palace."
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King Charles chuckled when he greeted the former Made In Chelsea stars
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Meghan Markle posted the video, which was recorded in 2021 before she welcomed Lilibet
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Harry and Meghan dance to Starrkeisha's Baby Mama
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Sophie, wearing a pastel yellow halter-neck dress, showed off her growing baby bump as Laing pointed to it.
The pair danced to Starrkeisha's Baby Mama, the same track used in Meghan and Harry's original clip.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex recorded their version in 2021, shortly before Meghan gave birth to Princess Lilibet.
She posted it last month to mark their daughter's fourth birthday.
Despite sparking some controversy, palace aides appeared to see the funny side of Jamie and Sophie's stunt.
The Royal Family's official Instagram account commented: 'We see you,' adding a pair of eye and wink emojis.
The King's Trust, which hosted the reception, also responded. 'All of our attendees are very well behaved,' it joked, with a laughing emoji.
But Fearne Cotton, who also attended the event, called Jamie in the comments, writing: 'You also had your pap camera out with a flash. Think of what the flash has done to those priceless paintings.
Fans were quick to react - with one joking: 'When you get to do it at the Palace but Harry and Meghan couldn't lol."
Another added: 'In a world at times worrying and serious, this comment was so needed.'
The King's Trust, set up by King Charles in 1976, supports disadvantaged young people.
It has helped more than a million into work, education or training.
Jamie and Sophie were just two of several high-profile guests at the palace event, alongside George and Amal Clooney.
The reception honoured this year's award winners - young people who have turned their lives around with help from the charity.
NEW CHAPTER
By Conor O'Brien
DISNEY+ has officially confirmed reality shows featuring Jamie Laing and wife Sophie - as well as the Rooney family.
Both of the new unscripted original shows follow stars at new stages of their lives.
One features former Made In Chelsea cast members Jamie, 36, and Sophie, 30, - under the working title "Jamie and Sophie: Raising Chelsea."
This new programme features the couple tackling their upcoming parenthood.
Earlier this month, it was revealed Jamie and Sophie are expecting their first child.
Their new show will highlight the pregnancy, busy professional lives, first family home, support from loved ones and their hit podcast, NearlyParents.
Discussing the project, Jamie and Sophie said: 'For nearly a decade, we've brought audiences along the highs and lows of our personal and professional lives through TV, radio, social media and our podcasts.
"It's such an honour to now partner with the incredible teams at Disney+ and Dorothy St Pictures to bring our next chapter to viewers across the globe.
"Navigating our lives with a baby on the way has opened up a whole new stage of our relationship – we can't wait to give you a front row seat!'
Also announced is an observational docu-series featuring Coleen and Wayne Rooney - under working title "The Rooneys".
In particular, the 10-part programme will follow Coleen's journey with entrepreneurship while Wayne trades training for the school run.
Although the couple are no strangers to public interest in their lives, this new show will include highs and lows of family life - to quality time on holiday.
Earlier this year, it was revealed Coleen had landed a £10million deal with Disney+ for a reality show - following a bidding war.
An insider told the Mail: "It has taken months of bidding against one another.
"The money has gone up and up and has got to £10 million, which is way higher than was first imagined, but Coleen is very much in demand.
"Both streamers were aware of the viewing public's appetite for the inside track on footballers' home lives."
Filming is underway for both shows - with a new iteration of dating series Blind Date also announced alongside them.
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The Royal Family's official Instagram account commented: "We see you,' adding a pair of eye and wink emojis
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