A Place in the Sun's Laura Hamilton told off by senior royal in awkward palace blunder

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A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton suffered a rather awkward encounter with a royal family member during a visit to Buckingham Palace.During the earlier stages of her career, she worked on the Jubilee Celebrations and even got to meet some of the royals in person.Laura told us about the time she was once "told off" by a royal during an exclusive Facebook Live chat.READ MORE: A Place in the Sun fans gobsmacked at couple's expectations for low budget holiday homeShe said: "I got told off by Prince Phillip for speeding in a golf buggy around Buckingham Palace."This was when I worked behind the scenes, I was an assistant floor manager and did stage management and you'd take artists to the stage before their performances."The Jubilee Celebrations were incredible, I remember standing in the accreditation marquee and there was Phil Collins, Paul McCartney and all of the absolute greats, Eric Clapton, it was insane."I'd be saying 'oh my word,' I couldn't believe it, I was only 20.

It was an amazing experience.She continued: "But I had a golf buggy and would drive artists around to get them on stage for their call times and Prince Phillip come up to me and said 'excuse me, young lady, would you mind slowing down?'"I was like 'oh my god, I got told off.' Of course, I had to be respectful but I was just like 'wow.'Laura also opened up about her ongoing health battle as the host suffers from Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).The disorder can lead to easy or excessive bruising and bleeding.