Miles Teller met Prince William and Kate Middleton against protocol.

01-10-2022

By Jawad Hussain

He flubbed.

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Miles Teller broke royal protocol at the London premiere of "Top Gun: Maverick" in May.

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"Right off the bat, I messed up," the 35-year-old actor confessed Wednesday on "The Tonight Show."

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"Don't extend your hand till they do." "I sensed the energy, so I went in."

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Teller was given "rules of dos and don'ts" so he "wouldn't f–k up" before meeting William and Middleton, both 40, but he acknowledged decorum went out the window since he was charmed by them.

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"They disarmed well. Lost He called Prince William's eyes "blue as the ocean."

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Kate is lovely, polite, and regal. I'm unsure about William. I fainted.

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Jennifer Connelly laughed at the "Whiplash" star's disastrous greeting.

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“I was riffing on what this conversation would be like, so [Connelly] was already on alert,” he said.

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Teller joked that he made a lasting impact on His and Her Royal Highness despite his blunder.

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"Divergent" star jokingly said of William, "I suppose he's a lifelong admirer now."

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