Mel B was “embarrassed” to fulfill Prince William whereas sporting a revealing costume.
The Spice Ladies star, 47, was honored with an MBE by the Prince of Wales, who on the time was often known as the Duke of Cambridge earlier than Queen Elizabeth’s dying, at Buckingham Palace final 12 months for her charity work for weak ladies as a patron of Girls’s Support, however recalled her shock when he pinned the medal to her chest as a result of she was sporting a costume designed by former bandmate Victoria Beckham that had a “slit” on the neckline.
Talking on ‘Reside with Kelly and Ryan’, he stated: “It was truly fairly embarrassing, as a result of I did not notice that the medal truly goes right here in your chest. And Victoria [Beckham] I designed my costume, mine and my mother’s for the event. And she or he made a giant slit proper there. I used to be like, ‘Oh, sorry. I believe she knew! She did a quantity on me!”
On the time, the ‘Say You may Be There’ hitmaker – who accused ex-husband Stephen Belafonte of being abusive after they cut up in 2017 – admitted it was all of the extra “unbelievable” as a result of she was receiving the glory as Melanie Brown. and never Dread Spice.
She defined: “I felt prefer it was probably the most superb day of my life.
“It was superb that it was me, Melanie Brown, a working-class lady from Leeds, and never Mel B, the Spice Woman, who obtained the award.”
Mel added how vital it was for her to make use of her “loud voice” to focus on her fellow home abuse survivors.
She added: “The MBE was for all ladies and particularly my late dad, as a result of I promised him on his deathbed that I would go away my husband, and if it wasn’t for that, I would not be right here now. It is about turning one thing horrible into one thing optimistic and about ladies supporting different ladies. I’ve a powerful voice; so many ladies undergo in silence and it’s an honor for me to be their voice.”