Marie Claire Marie Claire
  • Celebrity
  • Fashion
  • Beauty
  • Culture
  • Power
  • Nice Talk
  • Fashion Month
  • More
    • Politics
    • Career & Money
    • Health & Fitness
    • Power Play
    • Travel
    • Promo Codes
    • Food & Cocktails
    • About Us
    • Subscribe
    • Sex & Love
  • Newsletter SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER
  • Marie Claire
    Marie Claire Newsletter

    Celebrity news, beauty, fashion advice, and fascinating features, delivered straight to your inbox!


    By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

    You are now subscribed

    Your newsletter sign-up was successful


    Want to add more newsletters?

    Marie Claire Daily

    Delivered daily

    Marie Claire Daily

    Get exclusive access to fashion and beauty trends, hot-off-the-press celebrity news, and more.

    Marie Claire Self Checkout

    Sent weekly on Saturday

    Marie Claire Self Checkout

    Exclusive access to expert shopping and styling advice from Nikki Ogunnaike, Marie Claire's editor-in-chief.

    Maire Claire Face Forward

    Once a week

    Maire Claire Face Forward

    Insider tips and recommendations for skin, hair, makeup, nails and more from Hannah Baxter, Marie Claire's beauty director.

    Livingetc

    Once a week

    Livingetc

    Your shortcut to the now and the next in contemporary home decoration, from designing a fashion-forward kitchen to decoding color schemes, and the latest interiors trends.

    Homes & Gardens

    Delivered Daily

    Homes & Gardens

    The ultimate interior design resource from the world's leading experts - discover inspiring decorating ideas, color scheming know-how, garden inspiration and shopping expertise.


    An account already exists for this email address, please log in.
    Trending
    • Lived-in Handbags
    • Eyepatch-Gate
    • Life in Plastic
    • Brown Denim
    • Taylor Swift
    1. Celebrity

    Miles Teller "Got Lost" in Prince William's Eyes, Jon Hamm Says

    HAHAHAHA

    Iris Goldsztajn's avatar
    By Iris Goldsztajn
    Published 27 May 2022 In News

    When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

    "Top Gun: Maverick" Royal Film Performance - VIP Arrivals
    (Image credit: Photo by David M. Benett / Getty)
    • Facebook
    • X
    • Pinterest
    Share this article
    Join the conversation
    Follow us
    Add us as a preferred source on Google
    Subscribe to our newsletter

    I don't know about you, but I love a good celebs-meeting-royals story.

    The latest lucky band of Hollywood actors to catch a glimpse of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were the cast of Top Gun: Maverick, during the London premiere of the movie attended by the royal couple.

    Jon Hamm, who stars alongside Tom Cruise, Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly in the. movie, appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to discuss the meeting among other things.

    Latest Videos FromMarie Claire
    Watch full video here:

    "There are some guidelines... Not so much guidelines but hard and fast rules that you are made to follow when you meet the royalty, like there's a bow involved. If you're a lady, you may bow or curtsy," Hamm explained.

    "Top Gun: Maverick" The Royal Film Performance - Arrivals

    (Image credit: Photo by Karwai Tang / Getty)

    The actor then went on to praise the duke's success in life. "It was a very good experience, they couldn't be nicer. Prince William had—it was black tie, so we're all in tuxedos, and Prince William had on his tuxedo shoes, embroidered F-18s," he recalled. "Very cool `Top Gun tuxedo shoes. That means you've made it. So I no longer worry about the prince, I feel like he's made it, he's got it." Phew, what a relief!

    You may like
    • Prince William wears a flat cap with a green hooded coat to visit the Scottish island of Bute with Princess Kate William Told Royal Fan, "Stop, You'll Make Me Blush"
    • Jason Kelce jokes about his meeting with Princess Charlotte and Prince George and the royal protocol issue he didn't know how to follow, he's pictured wearing a royal blue suit and doing thumbs up Jason Kelce Had a Rather Hilarious Royal Protocol Dilemma
    • Prince William wears a gray suit jacket, a blue shirt and black slacks to visit Hastings, where he meets children and royal fans on the seafront How William Responded When a Fan "Burst Into Tears"

    Hamm admitted that the cast may not have entirely followed the rules. "I think there might have been a few breeches of etiquette..." he said.

    Jimmy Fallon then prompted, "I heard a story that Miles Teller was kind of freaking out..."

    Marie Claire Newsletter

    Celebrity news, beauty, fashion advice, and fascinating features, delivered straight to your inbox!

    By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

    Hamm knew exactly what he was talking about: "He geeked out a little on Prince William's eyes," he tattled. "Coming back afterwards, he was like, 'they're so blue, I got lost in his eyes.' I was like, 'OK, I didn't think we were allowed to look at him in the eye. You bow and you move on, man.'"

    The curious Fallon asked, "He told him that he loved his eyes?"

    Hamm said, "Yeah, I was like, 'you told the guy? You fell in love, like you got lost in his eyes?' and he was like, 'I think, I don't know, I've lost my mind.'"

    The best part in all this is that we literally have a photo commemorating this magical moment between Teller and the royal, with Jennifer Connelly seeing it all unfold in front of her eyes:

    "Top Gun: Maverick" Royal Film Performance - VIP Arrivals

    (Image credit: Photo by David M. Benett / Getty)

    The bond! The love! The magic!

    Explore More
    Prince William
    Iris Goldsztajn
    Iris Goldsztajn
    Social Links Navigation
    Morning Editor

    Iris Goldsztajn is a London-based journalist, editor and author. She is the morning editor at Marie Claire, and her work has appeared in the likes of British Vogue, InStyle, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29 and SELF. Iris writes about everything from celebrity news and relationship advice to the pitfalls of diet culture and the joys of exercise. She has many opinions on Harry Styles, and can typically be found eating her body weight in cheap chocolate.

    Read more
    Prince William wears a flat cap with a green hooded coat to visit the Scottish island of Bute with Princess Kate
    Royals William Told Royal Fan, "Stop, You'll Make Me Blush"
    By Amy Mackelden
    Princess Kate wears a navy blue satin dress as she announces her engagement to Prince William, who wears a suit
    Royals Princess Kate "Had a Very Handsome Boyfriend" Before William
    By Amy Mackelden
     
     
    Prince William wearing a plumed hat
    Royals Prince William Will Be the First British Monarch With American Ancestry
    By Kristin Contino
    Prince William shaking hands with a woman
    Royals Prince William Has Borrowed One Subtle Gesture from Mom Princess Diana
    By Kristin Contino
     
     
    Latest in Celebrity
    Queen Camilla and Princess Kate attend the Order of the Garter in 2019
    Royals Camilla Had to "Step In" When Kate Got "Distracted"
    British Royal Family stand on the Buckingham Palace balcony, which is lined with celebratory red decorative fabric
    Royals One Royal Relative Is a "Huge Asset" to King Charles
     
     
    Hailey Bieber wears blue jeans with high-vamp mules and black cardigan while carrying an oversize black leather bag
    Celebrity Style Hailey Bieber Co-Signs the High-Vamp Mules Trend
    Jennifer Lopez in Milan wearing a black lacy lingerie slip as a naked dress with a fur coat to attend a Dolce and Gabbana party
    Celebrity Style Jennifer Lopez Takes the Naked Dress Trend to Milan
     
     
    Latest in News
    Paris Hilton at The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards
    Celebrity Style Over-the-Knee Boots Returned the MTV VMAs Red Carpet, Just in Time for Fall
    Dakota Johnson speaks onstage during the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) at Peacock Theater on September 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
    Celebrity Style Dakota Johnson Offers a Tasteful Take on the Naked Dress Trend at the 2026 VMAs
     
     
    Kacy Musgraves at The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) at the Peacock Theater on Thursday, September 24, 2026
    Celebrity Style Kacey Musgraves Honors Dolly Parton in a Rhinestone Cowgirl-Coded Dress at the MTV VMAs
    vmas red carpet dress ciara miller 2026
    Celebrity Style Bras Nearly Outnumbered Gowns on the VMAs Red Carpet
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Marie Claire
    RSS
    • About us
    • Contact Future's experts
    • Contact us
    • Advertise Online
    • Newsletter
    • Terms and conditions
    • Privacy policy
    • Cookies policy
    • Careers
    Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google

    Marie Claire is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

    © Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.