Some days, it just makes me so happy to remember that Emma Thompson and Greg Wise are still together after all these years. She literally married the guy on the white horse – they fell in love while they filmed Sense & Sensibility, where she played Eleanor and he played Willoughby. Anyway, Greg and their two kids were there at Buckingham Palace yesterday to see Emma get honored. Emma is now DAME Emma. Prince William did Emma’s investiture/appointment as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. I knew Emma was good mates with Prince Charles, but she also has a thing for William and Harry:
Emma Thompson knows a royal opportunity when she sees it! The actress asked Prince William for a smooch as he made her a Dame — one of Britain’s highest honors. On Wednesday, the Love Actually star, 59, was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace in London. She made good use of the investiture ceremony to slip in her bold request.
“I love Prince William,” she told reporters about the royal father of three. “I’ve known him since he was little, and we just sniggered at each other. I said, ‘I can’t kiss you, can I?’ And he said, ‘No, don’t!’” Even though she did not land a kiss, Thompson, who rocked sneakers and a suit at the ceremony, sang the prince’s praises. “He’s looking wonderful and doing so well,” she commented. “He said, ‘This day isn’t about me, it’s about you.’”
“It’s really lovely because I’ve always loved the boys, and I’ve always been a long-term correspondent with their dad,” Thompson added. “It’s a very lovely feeling.”
As the years go by, the Queen does fewer of these investitures, and Prince Charles and Prince William do them with some regularity now. Personally, if I was being made a dame, I would want Charles or the Queen to do it, but whatever. Clearly, Emma was moved and she used it as a chance to get her kids – Gaia and Tindyebwa Agaba – together, and get photos of the whole family. And clearly, she used her moment to try to get a snog off Prince Egg. At least someone’s trying, William!
She also wore bright white sneakers with her suit! Very cool.
Congratulations to Dame Emma Thompson! Today at Buckingham Palace, the actor received her Damehood from The Duke for services to Drama. pic.twitter.com/1gSfaawBii
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) November 7, 2018
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
Dashing Willoughby/Mounbatten. And Yay! DAME Emma!!!
i had no idea she married Willoughby!!!!! that’s fantastic.
She’s so cool.
Love the suit and sneakers! And that picture with her husband is fantastic, they both look so cool.
God I love her. If the Queen was an elected post Emma would win in a landslide. She’s amazing.
But whhhhyyyyy is her husband’s tie so short? 🤦🏼♀️
Because if it were any longer it would look stupid? And look too long a la Trump.
True, Enny! I tie should reach the belt! 😀
I have had a few very professional men come in to interviews with shorter ties lately. Is that a thing that’s going to be in style now? Like a quiet signal of hating Trump, you just tie your tie a little shorter and it lets others know?
Not only did she wear trainers, she wore a Fawcett Society badge in support of equal pay – very cool.
❤️ Emma and love they got together and love they are still together and love she is damed! I’m coocoo for these two
Come on Science, please clone her asap! We need more Emma.
May we take a moment from this joyous celebration of the deserving Emma to admire the never-ending beauty that is Greg Wise?
23 years after S&S, he’s still got it.
He’s got even more!! I didn’t like Willoughby that much… but he is so fine now!
Emma is one of mt favourite actresses ever… She deserved this distinctionmany years ago… The fact that they gave similar ones to Victoria and David Beckham baffles me
But Ellaus, the Beckhams have no such honours. Thank gawd!
Emma is impeccable! What a great bunch of Dames we have these days.
@Cal y es I know they are only OBE, and being a Dame sitúa Grsnd Cross is much higher…. but I just think she deserved this many years ago.
He really is a handsome man. Their children are beautiful, as well.
Here here!
If I were to be squashed between Greg Wise and (Sir) Mark Rylance, I’d quite happily suffocate, just for that moment’s bliss!.
Love her. Love the suit and sneakers.
I love that woman.
Eh, I think it’s weird. Sure they are close and she could have asked after, but at that moment he was doing his job. What if it was Kate (I know
She couldn’t really do it) and an older guy asked to kiss her?
I totally agree and I am sure Emma would say something about it!!!! I dont hate her but this old broad schtick gets a bit cringey. She is a bit of a champagne socialist. None of us are perfect but yes, I agree, if a man had done this should would be all over it.
And the suit is awful. Be honest. It is ill-fitting.
@ Louise – agree on the suit.
Don’t like the suit or sneakers. Love her. Don’t like the kiss story. Lovely children.
and she supports #metoo doesn’t she?
When it comes to the Royals, this site is like FOX News…
Totally bias toward Harry and Meghan. Cannot do anything wrong. Blah. Blah.
Will and Kate suck. Ugh.
#foxnews
You mean CNN? I would say Harry and Meghan are CNN while Will and Kate are conservative like Fox News. 🤓
Bwahahahaha! Good one Sage!
Does this post say anything about Will and Kate sucking?
I never knew she married Willoughby!!! That’s so cool!!!
I dunno what went down between her and Branagh but I heard at the time he cheated on her with Helena Bonham Carter, but in any event I was so glad when she married Willoghby because he was cuter anyway. Her family is beautiful and I’m glad she’s happy.
Yes he cheated on her with HBC. I think he was in a movie with HBC and they had an affair. I’m old enough to remember that chestnut. Also if you’re not into Shakesphere but would love to see Ken and Em in a movie, I highly suggest Dead Again. It is an excellent movie.
I remember what went down…WHEN it went down…and it was AWFUL..I will NEVA look at HBC/Brannagh the same again (it’s funny…K.B. NEVA had the high-brown success that he had WITH Emma…SINCE Emma, but…EMMA did…with S&S…got an Oscar AND a husband….but I digress)…and I am SO GLAD that Emma found stability and…happiness
I LOVE Emma! I’m sad that Rickman isn’t around to make more movies with her. <3 I still hold a grudge against Willoughby for being such a dick, but I have to admit, Wise looking rather silver foxish these days. Good for them!
Champagne socialist luvvie, who is a hypocrite to accept the honour. Pity she couldn’t dress smartly for the occasion.
And after her comment on tv a few weeks ago – when she was asked who would be presently her with the award and she replied “whichever one of them is still alive” it should have been withdrawn.
p.s. I don’t normally like the expression left wing luvvie but is certainly applies to her.
Sorry, rant over.
I used to love Emma Thompson, but she gets on my nerves these days. Her and Greg’s (short-lived) plan to not pay their taxes was the end of any affection I had for her.
Yes ‘Dead Again’ is excellent. Love Emma and Greg together. They both scored big time. ‘Truly, Madly, Deeply’ with Alan Rickman is brilliant too. RIP Alan 🙁
Emma is the coolest. Great looking family too!
She was a dame already to me. So fitting love love emma thompson
Emma Thompson is so beautiful! Congrats to the new Dame.