King Charles Meets Love Island Host Maya Jama at Buckingham Palace Garden Party

King Charles had an unexpected encounter with Love Island host Maya Jama at a Buckingham Palace garden party on Wednesday, May 15. The event, attended by around 4,000 guests, celebrated the UK’s creative arts.

Queen Camilla and King Charles wearing matching ceremonial outfits

Maya, wearing a blue houndstooth outfit and a wide-brimmed hat, greeted King Charles and introduced herself. “I host Love Island, I don’t know if you watch that though,” she said, explaining her role in the reality dating show.

In response, King Charles joked, “There’s One Born Every Minute,” referencing another reality TV show. Maya acknowledged their previous meeting, recounting a humorous mishap involving the Prince’s Trust where she accidentally touched the monarch. Laughing, King Charles reassured her, “Don’t worry about it.”

Maya Jama wearing blue dress at Buckingham palace

The royal family’s website notes that there are “no obligatory codes of behaviour – just courtesy.”