{"id":2287719,"date":"2026-02-18T17:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2287719"},"modified":"2026-02-18T17:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:25:23","slug":"king-charles-laughs-off-idris-elbas-bold-request-on-surprise-outing-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/king-charles-laughs-off-idris-elbas-bold-request-on-surprise-outing-together\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles laughs off Idris Elba’s bold request on surprise outing together"},"content":{"rendered":"

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King Charles and Queen Camilla carried out a string of engagements in London’s East End today – and also visited Barking and Dagenham College with Luther star Sir Idris Elba<\/h2>\n
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16:55, 18 Feb 2026<\/span>Updated 16:59, 18 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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King and Queen visit Barking Learning Centre Community and Family Hub with actor Idris Elba<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The King laughed off<\/a> Hollywood star Sir Idris Elba’s offer to star <\/a>in front of the cameras together after hailing him an inspiration. Both Charles and Queen Camilla<\/a> were taken on a tour of a college film studio named in honour of the Luther star, who trained to be an actor there more than 30 years ago.<\/p>\n

It came as the royal couple carried out a string of engagements in London’s East End today<\/a>, where they met Sir Idris and film production students at Barking and Dagenham College, where Charles said \u2018action\u2019 to start filming as he snapped shut a clapperboard.<\/p>\n

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