Comic's clumsiness scalded the royal

Daniel Foxx once poured scalding hot water on Princess Anne when he was working as a waiter, the comedian has revealed.

He said the Princess Royal let out a 'blood-curdling scream’ – and probably even swore – as a result of his clumsy mishap.

Speaking to Mel Giedroyc on her Where There's A Will There's A Wake podcast, he confessed: 'I burned Princess Anne once.

'I used to work as a waiter when I was at university, and I was carrying a pot of hot tea at some very fancy event.'

The comic explains he 'span too quickly and poured truly, scaldingly boiling hot tea all down the back of Princess Anne's bare legs'.

He says she let out a 'blood-curdling scream', adding that 'maybe a swear came out'.

'She leapt into the air, screamed, turned around. Obviously everyone in this function – I think it was for the Woodland Trust or something – turned to stare at me.

'I was like "I'm so sorry" and thankfully a man thought he had knocked me - he hadn't - but he took the blame.'

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Published: 10 Jun 2025