Helena Bonham Carter Once Had a Drunken Request for Prince William

Helena Bonham Carter is opening up about the drunken request she once had for Prince William.

The 53-year-old The Crown actress made an appearance on Watch What Happens Live on Tuesday (November 26) and a fan asked if she really asked William to be her daughter’s godfather.

“I wasn’t that drunk, but enough drunk for me not to drink anymore,” Helena said. “He wasn’t totally sober himself. Not in a bad way, it was just very jolly.”

“Thing is, I’d spent all my friends as godparents on my first child, so Billy had 11 godparents. So, I thought I could make up for Nell, you know who suddenly came along and we didn’t have any left. I thought, ‘Well, if I give her Prince William that would cover,’ you know?” she added.

Helena says that William turned down the request.

“He just said, ‘You don’t want me to be godfather to your child.’ And I left. I mean obviously, it didn’t work out,” she said.

Helena shares 16-year-old son Billy and 11-year-old daughter Nell with ex-partner Tim Burton.