--- ---  # Prince William and Prince Harry Had the Best Time on the _Star Wars_ Red Carpet by [Lena Grossman](https://time.com/author/lena-grossman/) ## Lena Grossman Dec 12, 2017 8:45 PM UTC  Britain's Prince William (L), Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry are greeted by droid BB-8 as they arrive for the European Premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi at the Royal Albert Hall in London on December 12, 2017. Britain's Prince William (L), Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry are greeted by droid BB-8 as they arrive for the European Premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi at the Royal Albert Hall in London on December 12, 2017.EDDIE MULHOLLAND—AFP/Getty Images by [Lena Grossman](https://time.com/author/lena-grossman/) ## Lena Grossman Dec 12, 2017 8:45 PM UTC Prince William and [Prince Harry](http://time.com/5044751/prince-harry-ginger-meghan-markle-video/) stepped away from Kensington Palace and onto the red carpet at the [_Star Wars: The Last Jedi_](http://time.com/5018368/star-wars-the-last-jedi/) premiere at the Royal Albert Hall in London, [according to People](http://people.com/royals/secret-stormtroopers-unmasked-william-and-harry-join-their-star-wars-costars-at-london-premiere/). While on the [_Star Wars_](http://time.com/5027043/new-last-jedi-characters-help-the-star-wars-galaxy-look-more-like-our-own/) red carpet, the princes conversed with stars of the film — both human and droid alike. The brothers spoke with Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and Daisy Ridley (Rey), and they even received a royal greeting from [BB-8](http://time.com/5047683/star-wars-the-last-jedi-laura-dern-bb-8-playing-video/) as Storm Troopers flanked the sides of the carpet. Prince Harry was even [gifted a Storm Trooper helmet](https://twitter.com/wyliecatherine/status/940668496060575744) of his own. The brothers’ presence at the premiere was meaningful for more than just one reason. They, too, traveled to a galaxy far, far away. In August, [John Boyega](http://time.com/5043130/star-wars-john-bodega-dance-moves-daisy-ridley/) [confirmed rumors](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/princes-harry-william-play-stormtroopers-new-star-wars-film-1058161) that the two brothers made cameos in _Star Wars_ as Storm Troopers. They visited the set in April 2016 to “recognise the wealth of British creative talent involved in the production of Star Wars films,” [Kensington Palace wrote](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/940650171188350977) in a tweet. The royals’ charity made a showing at the premiere as well. There were 400 guests invited who had ties to the [Royal Foundation,](http://www.royalfoundation.com/) which was established by Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince Harry in 2011\. See below for some of the best moments from their entrée at the _Star Wars: The Last Jedi_ premiere. The film comes out in theaters on December 15. > [](https://twitter.com/StarWarsUK/status/940665922112622594) > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/940662875491889153) > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/940667622730891265) > [](https://twitter.com/danwootton/status/940660925614485504) Princes William and Harry Arrive at Star Wars: The Last Jedi ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5061268/prince-william-harry-star-wars-last-jedi-red-carpet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5061268/prince-william-harry-star-wars-last-jedi-red-carpet/"},"headline":"Prince William and Prince Harry Had the Best Time on the Star Wars Red Carpet","datePublished":"2017-12-12T20:45:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:14.791Z","description":"The royals hung out with the cast, including BB-8","url":"https://time.com/5061268/prince-william-harry-star-wars-last-jedi-red-carpet/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","royals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf854bc03a3701dea/6988f4c9096a9468596a0c08/prince-william-harry-star-wars-red-carpet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lena Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lena-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf854bc03a3701dea/6988f4c9096a9468596a0c08/prince-william-harry-star-wars-red-carpet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"BRITAIN-CINEMA-STAR WARS","caption":"BRITAIN-CINEMA-STAR WARS","creditText":"EDDIE MULHOLLAND—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5061268/prince-william-harry-star-wars-last-jedi-red-carpet/","name":"Prince William and Prince Harry Had the Best Time on the Star Wars Red Carpet"}}]}] ```