Renowned television presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have interviewed hundreds of people across their decades in the TV industry.

However, one of the most famous people they've met is no doubt King Charles, who they interviewed for the first time when he was still the Prince of Wales. Speaking on their podcast Hanging Out With Ant & Dec, they were asked by a listener what it was like meeting the monarch for the first time and whether they were nervous.

What followed was a tale, mainly told by Dec, of what happened when the duo were invited to interview the future King at Highgrove House to mark the 25th anniversary of the Prince's Trust, now the King's Trust.

Dec, 50, said the originally plan had been to interview Charles, now 77, in the garden at Highgrove. When they arrived though they were surprised when Charles invited them inside.

The celebrity recalled: "We went to Highgrove House to meet him and interview him in the garden. And we were really super duper nervous and he was really relaxed and put us at our ease.

"He called us in first, he said 'I want to meet you off camera first so we get to know each other a bit before the cameras start rolling'.

"So, we went in, sit in this room, and he comes in and shook our hands and we sat down and they bring in this massive tray with a big teapot, teacups on it, biscuits and stuff and we sit there and he's talking to us."

Despite the fact the then future King's intention had been to put to the pair at ease before the interview, Dec admitted he soon became incredibly distracted by the teapot that became a distracting source of nerves.

He said: "I'm sitting there going, 'Who's going to pour the tea? He's not going to do it. Do we do it? Are we supposed to do this? Should one of us just dive in?' I was really distracted."

Dec added that the questions in his head continued to reverberate to the extent that he realised he wasn't actually listening to the then heir to the throne.

He explained: "'Has this been left for us to do because he's not going to do it. So have we got to do this?' I was really distracted through the whole thing. I kind of wasn't listening to what he was saying because I was too worried."

Fortunately Dec's worries were soon eased as a member of staff came in and poured the tea for them before they then proceeded to the interview.

Once outside in the garden, Dec relaxed and concluded: "And then we went out into the garden, interviewed him in the garden, and he was the loveliest loveliest man."

Earlier this year, the King's Trust marked another major milestone with its 50th anniversary. In a video message marking the moment, the King, who founded the trust with his severance pay from the Royal Navy, said: "Over the last 50 years, the work of my trust has proved beyond doubt that supporting young people through personal development and the acquisition of self-confidence and self-esteem can make a real difference and transform lives.

"As you can perhaps imagine, I am so very pleased, and proud, that the trust's work continues to go from strength to strength, having in that time helped over 1.3 million young people grow their confidence, continue in education, secure sustainable jobs, and over 92,000 young people, in the UK alone, having been supported to start a business, thus enabling them all to build brighter futures."