United Kingdom, May 13 -- Rita Ora's feet and fingers went numb when she first met King Charles.

The I Will Never Let You Down singer first rubbed shoulders with the monarch at the Prince's Trust Celebrate Success Awards ceremony at the London Palladium in 2016, but all Rita can recall from the moment is that she felt "severe" anxiety and like she was "going to faint".

She told The Sun newspaper: "2016 was the first time I met His Royal Highness. He is so lovely - all of the Royal Family are.

"I look at the photos and all I see is anxiety. I was so anxious back then and I covered it so well.

"I didn't have the tools. I didn't do therapy and all that.

"All I remember was not the performance, or meeting His Royal Highness, but the fact...