If it is any help I have met Prince Charles, Lord Mountbatten (neither spoke to me) and had my left foot trodden on by Princess Margaret .... who did not say sorry.
I remember when I was in college one of the more, shall we say dozier people on my course was all excited when one of the royals (either Margaret or Anne cant remember which) was coming to open part of the college so she bunked off class to go and see her.
Needless to say she was less than happy to see a photo of her shaking hands with the princess in the college newsletter the following week with the caption 'Princess greets special needs students'
