The two met during the Royal Film Performance of the film at the ODEON Luxe Leicester Square in London on Wednesday, Nov. 13

Denzel Washington experienced an awkward encounter with King Charles III during the London premiere of "Gladiator II."

King Charles stepped out solo at the London premiere of “Gladiator 2” which also fell on his 76th birthday. On the carpet, the monarch shook hands with the film’s director Ridley Scott as well as its stars Pedro Pascal,