30 Times the British Royals Ditched the Palace For the Red Carpet

Updated on 5/30/2018 at 6:10 AM

Members of the British royal family are no strangers to getting glammed up, meeting fans, and having flashbulbs go off in their faces — but it's a whole different ballgame when they leave the comfort of the palace and step out at a red carpet event. Most recently, Prince William and Prince Harry celebrated their Star Wars: The Last Jedi cameos by attending the film's London premiere and mingling with BB-8. Will has also walked a couple of red carpets with his wife, Kate Middleton, and before that, his late mother Princess Diana also showed up at her fair share of high-profile parties. Keep reading to see all the times the royals have had Hollywood moments.

Queen Elizabeth II, her sister, Princess Margaret, and husband Prince Philip put on their finest for the premiere of Neapolitan Fantasy back in 1954.

Princess Diana shook hands with Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan at the London premiere of When Harry Met Sally in 1989.

In 2012, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, hit the red carpet for the premiere of Skyfall at Royal Albert Hall.

Charles and Diana walked the red carpet at a Royal Variety performance in 1984.

Prince William and Kate Middleton mingled with movie stars at the BAFTA Awards in 2017.

In 2002, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attended the Royal Gala Premiere of the James Bond film Die Another Day.

Princess Diana stunned in a white dress for a premiere in 1991.

Lucky ladies! Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice posed with Leonardo DiCaprio at the London premiere of The Aviator in 2004.

William was quite the gentleman as he helped protect Kate from the rain as they walked the red carpet for the African Cats premiere in 2012.

William and his brother, Prince Harry, were in awe of BB-8 as they arrived at the red carpet premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in 2017. The royals had cameos as stormtroopers in the film.

In 1987, Princess Diana attended the Superman IV premiere at the Odeon West End theater.

Harry, Kate, and William were on hand for the UK premiere of the James Bond film Spectre in 2015.

Princess Anne, Princess Diana, and the Queen Mother were presented with flowers at the royal premiere of A Passage to India in 1985.

Kate and William were the picture of elegance as they arrived for the premiere of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom in 2013.

Princess Margaret greeted Mia Farrow and Laurence Harvey at the premiere of their film The Taming of the Shrew in 1967.

Prince Harry looked dapper as hell as he walked the red carpet at the Dunkirk premiere in 2017. He even met another famous Harry — Styles! — inside the event.

Queen Elizabeth II brought son Charles along for a film premiere in 1969. He was photographed greeting the Duchess of Kent on the red carpet.

William and Harry waved to fans as they arrived for the premiere of Quantum of Solace in London in 2008.

Prince Charles couldn't help but grin as he passed a group of dancers at the Moulin Rouge premiere in 2001.

Frank Sinatra bowed to Queen Elizabeth II as she arrived for the premiere of Me and the Colonel in 1958.

Prince Charles graciously brought sons Harry and William along to the premiere of Spice World in 1997.

Queen Elizabeth II shook hands with Peter O'Toole on the red carpet at the Lawrence of Arabia premiere in 1962.

Charles and Diana walked the red carpet in 1985 for the premiere of A View to a Kill.

The queen was dressed in her James Bond best for the Casino Royale premiere in 2006.

Diana and Charles made their iconic Cannes Film Festival premiere in 1987.

Prince William made a solo outing for a screening of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 2012.

Kate Middleton also stepped out on her own for a charity premiere of A Street Cat Named Bob in 2016.

Prince William held an umbrella over Kate Middleton's head as they arrived on the red carpet for the London premiere of Steven Spielberg's War Horse in 2012.

Fittingly, Sarah, Duchess of York, brought her daughters Beatrice and Eugenie to the premiere of A Little Princess in 1996.

Prince Charles greeted Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor before a screening of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace — Episode 1 in 1999.