‘I was sat behind Prince George at the Queen's Jubilee and Princess Charlotte was fascinated by what I was wearing’

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Westminster Council for the first time ever, setting in train Hamza's path to the Queen's Jubilee celebrations. Just after the election, the new Labour council leader, Adam Hug, approached him and asked "Do you want to be Lord Mayor?’" The ceremonial role, which lasts a year, has been held by peers, a former president of the Law Society, and Dame Shirley Porter over its history.

Labour wanted the role to go to a symbol of modern Westminster, Hamza, who once featured in a Stormzy music video, and is the council's first Muslim to hold the post, seemed a perfect fit.

On Saturday (June 4) he was invited to the Platinum Party at the Palace concert and before even taking his seat he met a member of the Royal Family. READ MORE: Prince Louis dancing in his seat at Jubilee pageant has mum Kate Middleton in fit of giggles Hamza said: “Someone came over to me, while I was with the leader of the council.

The woman said ‘who are you?’, then another guy said ‘stay there’. " They were royal aides getting him in line to meet someone: " Prince Charles came and shook our hands - and I was talking to the future king. ” Hamza describes the Prince of Wales as “really nice”, adding: “I don’t want to say cool, but almost cool.