Millennials developed an unhealthy obsession with Matthew Macfadyen's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright's 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, which starred Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet. As fans are all too aware, enduring memes include Darcy brooding in his long coat on the misty moors prior to declaring his love. But before Macfadyen captured the internet's heart, Colin Firth was the original Mr. Darcy in the BBC's classic 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel—a fact Queen Camilla knows only too well.
While attending the launch of The Queen's Reading Room Festival at Chatsworth House on Sept. 19—the 250th anniversary of Austen's birth—Queen Camilla couldn't help but reference Firth's performance, which included a scene in which his character emerged from a lake in a wet shirt.
