Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan was one of the few Indian luminaries who have been accorded the honour of participating in the UK India Year of Culture Reception, held on February 27, 2017 at the Buckingham Palace of Queen Elizabeth II.

Kamal Haasan along with the other Indian guests met and greeted the British Queen The photo of the Tamil cinema veteran shaking hands with has been doing great rounds in social media.

The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, The Earl of Wessex, Princess Eugenie of York, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Prince Michael of Kent are the other British Royal Family members who attended the event.

It is worth recalling that the Queen Elizabeth II was the Chief Guest of the inaguration ceremony of Kamal Haasan's dream project 'Marudhanayagam', back in October 1997.