Kevin Spacey breached Royal protocol when he sat on the Queen’s throne during a private tour of Buckingham Palace, it has been alleged.
The disgraced Hollywood actor, who is facing numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, was understood to have been invited to the palace for a private tour with Prince Andrew.
A source claims the House of Cards star was shown the throne room which features a chair embroidered with EIIR, made for the Queen’s coronation in 1953.
Kevin Spacey breached Royal protocol when he sat on the Queen’s throne during a private tour of Buckingham Palace, it has been alleged. Above, the star with Prince Charles after receiving an honorary knighthood in June 2016
Then in what has been described as a ‘breach of Royal protocol’ the 58-year-old reportedly posed for photographs of him sitting on her royal highness’s throne.
It is understood the alleged incident happened several years when Spacey was artist director of the Old Vic theatre, between 2004 and 2015.
A source said told The Sunday Times: ‘Going anywhere near the throne is a total non-no. If a member of staff did, there would be disciplinary action.
‘The Queen would not have been amused.’
Buckingham Palace confirmed to the paper that Spacey had been invited for a tour by Prince Andrew, the Duke of York.
This is the second time in recent months Prince Andrew’s private guests of Buckingham Palace have landed him in hot water.
The disgraced Hollywood actor, who is facing numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, was understood to have been invited to the palace for a private tour with Prince Andrew
In August he was accused of treated the historic residence as a ‘theme park’ after hosting David Beckham, his daughter Harper and her friends for her sixth birthday party.
Spacey’s career is described as being ‘finished’ by critics after damning sexual assault allegations emerged last month.
He has recently flown into a so-called reputation rehab in Arizona for treatment for sex addiction.
Guests at the £28,000-a-month facility can enjoy an Olympic-size pool, state-of-the-art gym, private t’ai chi, yoga and riding lessons and ‘New Age-y’ pursuits such as walking through a stone ‘Serenity Circle’ at sunrise.
It is described by locals as somewhere that looks like a five-star hotel but has instead become the ‘go-to’ place for stars in crisis.
Spacey reportedly flew in by private jet to a nearby airport shortly after disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein arrived.
The Meadows has a reputation as the world’s leading facility to treat sex addiction – a condition derided as ‘pseudo science’ by critics. It isn’t recognised as a legitimate psychiatric condition in the UK or US.