Blackadder star admits to ‘Baldrick’ blunder at Palace

BLACKADDER star Sir Tony Robinson experienced a “Baldrick” moment as he was knighted today - forgetting to bow to William, the Duke of Cambridge, and then “going to wrong way”.
By The Newsroom
Published 12th Nov 2013, 17:41 BST
Sir Tony Robinson holds his medal after being knighted by the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham PalaceSir Tony Robinson holds his medal after being knighted by the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace
Sir Tony Robinson holds his medal after being knighted by the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace

The Duke of Cambridge stepped in to represent the Queen at the investiture ceremony after it was revealed that the monarch was suffering from some “mild discomfort” with her ankle.

Buckingham Palace insisted that the Queen was not unwell but had experienced a busy weekend of engagements.

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William presided over the investiture, knighting Blackadder star Sir Tony Robinson and making former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell a Companion of Honour.

Sir Tony Robinson holds his medal after being knighted by the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham PalaceSir Tony Robinson holds his medal after being knighted by the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace
Sir Tony Robinson holds his medal after being knighted by the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace

Sir Tony, best known for his role as Baldrick in the Blackadder series, revealed what William confided to him.

“He said that he was a big fan of Blackadder and was there going to be another series? I said we have always talked about it.

“I said to him ‘Would you be prepared to be in it?’. He said ‘Yes’ like a shot,” Sir Tony said.

The former commanding officer of the Queen’s Royal Lancers, Lieutenant Colonel Nigel Best, was also awarded the OBE for services in Afghanistan.

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