New Delhi, July 20 -- Actor Luke Evans has shed light on how he met King Charles in his 2025 memoir 'Boy from the Valleys: My Unexpected Journey'. The incident, which took place back in 2014, at Prince's Trust gala dinner held at The Savoy Hotel in London, led the actor to learn some "fascinating" royal family history, reports People.

The actor, who had been named an ambassador for the charity, which the King founded in 1976 to support disadvantaged youth, was meeting the monarch for the first time.

The meeting also saw the two exchange what Evans describes as "a good, strong handshake" before the King casually inquired about his latest project, which had a Vlad the Impaler connection.

Evans had just wrapped Dracula Untold when he met ...