Hugh Grant is “stalkerishly obsessed” with Queen Elizabeth.


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Jemima Khan – who dated the Notting Hill star for three years before they split earlier this year – revealed her “ex-boyfriend” would dream about the 81-year-old monarch and accept invitations to various social events in the hope of bumping into her.

The socialite – who does not refer to Hugh by name, but has only been romantically linked to him since divorcing former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan in 2004 – is quoted by Britain’s Daily Express newspaper as saying: “My ex-boyfriend was stalkerishly obsessed with the queen. He would dream about her regularly and would accept the most unlikely invitations just for a chance to see her.

“One time we went to a reception for the Italian president, and the queen asked him politely what brought him there, and he claimed to have a passion for Italy. I put her straight and said, ‘He came to gawp at you again, Ma’am.’ She nodded wearily.”

Jemima also revealed her former lover got so over-friendly with the queen, she started looking for her bodyguards.

She added: “After a glass or two of wine he got much too chatty with her and asked her, ‘Don’t you ever get tired of the paparazzi and want to take a swing at them with your handbag?’

“She smiled politely, but I noticed her looking around for her security men.”