Kate Garraway shared an amusing anecdote involving King Charles III on this week's final edition of Good Morning Britain earlier today [September 16].
The TV presenter - who many spotted her subtle outfit tribute to Queen Elizabeth II during the broadcast - recalled the time she met the new Head of State after suffering a major wardrobe malfunction and not feeling her best, as the ITV show drew to a close this morning.
After an interview with music producer Naughty Boy - who shared his own encounters with the King over the years - the camera returned to the studio and presenters Kate and Ben Shephard, and the mum-of-two shared her own memory of meeting King Charles II before his accession to the throne.
"The last Prince's Trust event ceremony was a very thundery day," Kate began telling viewers. "I got soaking wet and smelt like a wet dog," the presenter added when recalling one of her meetings with the new Head of State in the past.
As her co-host Ben looked on smiling, Kate continued to say: "I said to him - not knowing he was going to be the King - 'I'm so sorry I smell like a wet dog' [to which he replied] 'Oh I hadn't noticed'
"There was then a massive thunder clap and do you think that was the premonition of things to come?" Kate laughed. "It was like he was Thor, never mind King, that day."
"I can't believe you introduced yourself as smelling like a wet dog," Ben joked, as Kate apologised for her comments.
Earlier in the episode, Good Morning Britain viewers spotted Kate 's possible subtle tribute to Queen Elizabeth II as she hosted the final show of the week.
The ITV show continued once again earlier this morning [September 16], with Kate joined by Ben as they prepared viewers for a special segment focused on King Charles III's visit to Cardiff, Wales - his first since becoming King following the passing of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.
The TV presenter hosted today's edition of Good Morning Britain dressed in black once again, accessorising her sombre dress with a pearl necklace - something several viewers picked up on.
"Nice to see Kate wearing a pearl necklace," one viewer declared on Twitter as the show aired, while another added: "Is K Garraway wearing her pearls in honour of the Queen?"
Queen Elizabeth II was often spotted wearing her favorite three-strand pearl necklace prior to her death last week - a gift from her beloved father, King George VI, who passed away in 1952.
In later years, the late monarch owned three nearly identical pearl necklaces that she rotated freely - with the first joining her collection in 1953, when Emir of Qatar gifted her with an almost identical piece.
Some Royal Family followers believe the Queen rotated the pearl strands so she never wore the prized and treasured original in public.
