An Oscar-winning actress recounted a mortifying moment when she nearly exposed herself to then-Prince Charles at the 1995 premiere for the film that catapulted her to stardom The then-Prince Charles was almost flashed by an up and coming actress (Image: Getty Images)

An Academy Award-winning actress has confessed she nearly gave His Majesty the King quite the shock when they first met at a film premiere.

Kate Winslet , celebrated for her roles in everything from The Reader to Titanic and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, was promoting one of her breakthrough films when she found herself in a receiving line to meet the then- Prince Charles .

The star had received an Oscar nomination for her performance as Marianne Dashwood in Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility in 1995, but

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