I'M no monarchist, but I was won over by Prince Charles and Camilla.
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PAGE SIX By RICHARD JOHNSON / Wed Nov 2, 6:00 AM ET
It can't be easy making small talk with hundreds of sharp-elbowed New Yorkers all hoping to tell at dinner parties about their meeting with their new best, most royal friends. But the newlyweds seemed serenely at ease, as if they were really enjoying the chitchat.
Matthew Modine, who arrived around the same time as the pair, was taken aback when Prince Charles turned to him and said, 'Hello, Matthew!' 'I was completely flabbergasted,' said the actor.
When I finally got to meet the prince, he raised his eyebrows when he learned I wrote for The Post and asked how we were able to fill the Page Six column every day. 'It would be easier if you would visit more often,' I told him. He laughed and continued down the line.
Camilla, wearing an eye-popping pearl necklace, was overheard telling Sharon Handler, 'We British aren't very good at telling people how good they are. We're more reserved.' Sting, who was nearly ignored by the throng trying to schmooze the future king of England, said, 'His is a difficult, difficult job. Rock stars get to have the fun. The royals don't.' But the prince and his wife seemed pleased amid the crowd.
Among those also in attendance were Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Kip Forbes, Paula Zahn, Deborah Norville and Karl Wellner, CBS chief Les Moonves, ABC News boss David Westin, Jann Wenner, Jay McInerney and Anne Hearst, Tina Brown and Harry Evans, Peggy Noonan, Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg, Lily Safra, Carroll Petrie, Ja"
