Lewis Hamilton once got a royal telling-off from The Queen over his bad table manners at a Buckingham Palace lunch.
The Formula 1 star's achievements have seen him meet the royal family on several occasions. One of the most recent was late last year, when he was knighted by the Prince of Wales – the man who became King Charles III following the death of his mother on Thursday.
But one of his earlier honours was handed out by Queen Elizabeth II herself, back in 2009. Hamilton, who only had one of his world championships under his belt at the time, was made an MBE – and was later invited to an intimate lunch event to celebrate.
