King Charles' sense of humour applauded by comic pal who mocks Harry on stage
Comedian and impressionist Rory Bremner says King Charles can see funny side of most things even in the royal household
Rory Bremner says his friend King Charles has a 'terrific sense of humour' - thankfully, as he ribs the monarch's feud with his son Prince Harry on stage.
The comedian and impressionist, who coached Dominic West in preparing for his role on The Crown, says the King takes all his material in good spirits.
'He's got a terrific sense of humour - he's got a great sense of humour,' says Rory. 'I've always liked him. I think he was ahead of his time. He's been wonderfully inspirational.'
It's fortunate the pair get on, as Rory's latest joke involves Charles having to entertain US President Donald Trump during his upcoming visit.
Rory's joke for his latest tour sees him quip in Charles voice: 'I'm expected to look after every Tom, Dick or… well, maybe not Harry.'
In his skit, he makes out Trump's invitation, handed by Sir Keir Starmer, is 'like a red letter day from WH Smith', that he jokes Charles resents.
'He's been landed with the state visit and he's King of Canada,' laughs Rory. 'And Trump's talking about, 'Why don't you be the 51st state?''
As Charles he jokes: 'I would be able to show my face in Canada again. Even on the stamps.'
But Rory believes he will see the funny side, as the King told him to 'shut up' when he previously quipped to him: 'In less than a year you've gone from head of state to head of prostate.'
Now, Rory says his joke came out unfiltered due to him having ADHD.
Speaking in the ADHD Foundation garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show he laughed: 'That's ADHD for you. No filter, it just came straight out.'
Rory also sets up Charles as being an avid viewer of the controversial Netflix series in which Dominic portrays him.
'One of the lines I'm using now is the idea of Charles saying, 'I'm just watching The Crown, don't tell me what happens.''
But Rory insists his aim was to help Dominic portray Charles more sympathetically.
'Both Dominic and I sensed that the script was less sympathetic to Charles,' he says.
'We were, both of us, fans, if you like, and both of us like and admire Charles and feel that he's… we just like him.
'And I think one of the things we spoke about was when the script was being unduly unsympathetic, that somehow in the portrayal of the character, he could make Charles a more sympathetic character.'
However, he adds: 'We did laugh quite a lot, Dominic West. I don't know how much I helped, I think we spent 45 minutes laughing. It's part of the body language as well.'
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