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Awkward moment Irish actor Paul Mescal is asked about meeting King Charles goes viral as fans reel over 'deeply inappropriate' exchange
The monarchy has a long and chequered history with Ireland, which gained independence in 1921, with Paul issuing a frank response to meeting King Charles.
While the late Queen Elizabeth has been credited with helping to rebuild relationships between the nations the subject is still sore for many, leading to a tense moment when Paul, 28, was asked about the royals during the Los Angeles premiere of Gladiator II on Monday. Paul stars as Lucius, the son of Russell Crowe's character Maximus in Gladiator II, which boasts an impressive 76 percent fresh rating from critics surveyed by Rotten Tomatoes Yet by the reign of Henry VIII the sovereign had little influence in the country and when the powerful Anglo-Irish barons, the Fitzgeralds of Kildare, challenged his authority he confiscated their lands and declared himself king.
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