Paul Mescale’s viral comments, which were allegedly a jibe at King Charles, have finally been dismissed for their true meaning.
gave Ordinary people The actor told Variety during the LA premiere that meeting King Charles was “never anything” on his “Bingo cards.”
“I’m Irish, so it’s not on the priority list, but it’s a wonderful thing for Ridley. [Scott] Because I know how important it is to him.”
According to a royal observer, the remarks were “great” because the 28-year-old actor did not mean to insult the monarch.
“The frustration of some Irish actors is that various journalists think they’re British, and they’re often lumped in with British actors,” Gareth Russell said. GB News.
“It seemed, when I heard the clip, that Paul Mescale was really trying to make it clear that he was not meeting his head of state,” he said, adding that Mescale “was rude about the king. ” was nor does he “insult Britain or the monarchy”.
gave Gladiator II The star admitted it was a big deal for director Ridley Scott, who is British.
Russell did not state that “many Irish nationalists and republicans have a long history of opposition to the British monarchy”, although this was not the case with Meskell.
“I think if you listen to what Mescale was saying, he was very clear, proud of his Southern Irish identity, but in no way, I think, personally insulting the King. Not at all.”