King Charles stepped out solo at the London premiere of “Gladiator 2” which also fell on his 76th birthday. On the carpet, the monarch shook hands with the film’s director Ridley Scott as well as its stars Pedro Pascal,

Awkward! On Wednesday, November 14, Denzel Washington, 69, fumbled his introduction with King Charles, 76, at the Gladiator II premiere in London. The Malcolm X star and the monarch met at the movie showing alongside Washington’s co-stars Paul Mescal,

“I actually kissed a man in the film but they took it out,” says acting icon Denzel Washington, who is already garnering Oscar buzz for his role in “Gladiator II.”