Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, meets the cast of The Hobbit

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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, meets the cast of The Hobbit at the UK Premiere, December 12, 2012, including Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen, Richard Armtiage, Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett and more.
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[@brandigabriel6921]

Prince William gets to Richard and is like, "Finally, someone I don't have to look down on."

[@hanifamedjber5307]

Hahaha true I totally agree 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ingridpereira6817]

Where is Lee Pace? T.T kkkkk

[@commonsenseisntcommonanymo1168]

If lee pace was there he'd be like 'Finally someone i can look up to'

[@YanaSedova]

The king and the prince :-)

[@englishlady9797]

Is he actually taller than Richard Armitage? That must be pretty unusual. RA seemed excited though.

[@svizerana]

Am I the only one who finds this very awkward? Everybody has to stand in line waiting, while the Prince has to make smalltalk with everyone while everybody else listens to every word that is said. It just seams so wierd.

[@Theakakage]

yes it is

[@AD-kv9kj]

That's the British Royal Family for you, bunch of weirdos doing weird stuff to pretend they have a purpose to be called "highness" and be worshiped and given vast fortunes by the British taxpayer along with their enormous extended family. They aren't even British, the monarchy changed their family name around WW1 from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor. They are Hanovarian Germans pretending to be somehow pure blood English nobility, and everyone in Britain just buys it and worships them because it gives their lives some make-believe notion of being more exotic. Don't worry though, Lord Digby Jones has told us we should spend £100 million on a new yacht for the royal family to boost our morale. Yeah, buying the royal family another new £100million yacht is what we need. Not, you know, a government that isn't utterly corrupt and incompetent, a massive wealth gap and criminal under-funding of vital public services.

[@siggilinde5623]

@@AD-kv9kj I do not know you but I like you. Best comment on this so far.

[@beinoauph2735]

Yes, in their culture that is a royal family member, not your buddies at the pub, so doing formal events like this can often be looked at as weird when you compare it to trivial everyday social encounters

[@Tawadeb]

All props to prince William making conversation to everyone. He seemed to enjoy it. Bet he loved the movie. For all you Yanks: it’s just like your President having to meet and greet ok?

[@shaulaston35]

If I had amnesia and someone told me that Richard Armitage is a crowned prince of England I would actually believe it. I mean, damn. That guy has such manner

[@Yimeon]

Richard Armitage can be a perfect James Bond

[@April_in_CT]

Aidan Turner has my vote!!

[@AD-kv9kj]

Turner looks more like James Bond. Armitage's eyes are too beady and he has zero body hair. Turner has a bit of a young Sean Connery about him along with the more masculine hairy arms and chest. I also find Turner has a bit more screen presence and his acting is more engaging. Armitage is actually kind of bland on screen.

[@reysaj]

Make it happen please PLEASE 🙏

[@judyrioflorido7833]

I really can't believe that all those gentlemen in suit are the 13 dwarves of THE HOBBIT. They all look like the most respectable actors of today.

[@sesshomarumagic8210]

I wish I knew what Aidan Turner and prince William were talking about looked like a funny conversation :)

[@Dr5202]

Everyone rocking back and forth while they wait, except Richard Armitage, standing calm and still.

[@rheely9443]

Very majestic as always

[@TSD0416]

You are quite right. And he is the only one who made a head bow when greeting Prince William. He is very well brought up. And he looks incredible in a tux.

[@Mrssomeramdomperson]

TillaTequila72 some of the other actors bowed their heads, though

[@durcanmarsh4690]

I swear Aidan Turner and Dean O'Gorman must of been dizzy by the time the Prince got to them they were swaying so hard with giddiness! Those 2 made this a whole lot more enjoyable 😄

[@moyosai94]

lucky prince got the chance to meet the cast XP

[@exceptiodoli]

we waste our life with watching this absolute 20 mins of nonsense just to see our fav actor one more time while cant hear them a bit. seems like a good way to waste my time though. #fangirling

[@leukocyteofdoom]

martin looks like the smoothest gentleman there ever was! i mean, maybe i'm just too used to his pastels and scarves, but _my word_, he looks incredibly dashing here.

[@kt-xy5zo]

He always looks dashing in my opinion :)

[@porcusuxor]

Martin looking completely like how he looks talking to anyone ... what a confident man. 😍

[@HolandaChiquita]

Yeah I agree, he always looks the same in interviews, no matter who he's talking too. Very admirable!

[@brandigabriel6921]

Peter Jackson's like, "Oh, dang it, I'm getting a neck ache looking up like this!"

[@rinrinrainbow4173]

Richard Armitage fanboying, oh gosh! XD

[@mr.kiligiggleoakenshield7]

Please don't be me at mad

[@ladycplum]

+Kili daHobbit I love watching him show off his Tolkien geekdom

[@rinrinrainbow4173]

mr. kili giggle oakenshield why would I be mad at you? :/

[@TheShiningstar93]

The prince meets the King under the mountain

[@diamondperidot]

William is such a polite man. He looks each person in the eye and pays attention what theya re saying, giving his full attention.

[@CLBOO6]

Gosh, the prince very tall

[@styrofoamturtle7024]

So is Richard Armitage, the Prince is only about an inch taller than him. Both are over six feet.

[@SPCrosbysGirl87]

that's awesome that Richard bowed! Love all the actors in The Hobbit..simply brilliant!

[@roseandstem8054]

Lee pace would be just as tall

[@ChristinaMoore79]

Lee would be taller than William.

[@blueskybelyr]

Just realising how awesome it would be if Richard Armitage was the next Bond...

[@thorinfangirl7173]

Omg Richard Armitage, Dean O'Gorman and Aidan Turner are soo cute and stunning..:D

[@Kathrynharrop90]

As a Brit, I can tell you that the Duke (and the Duchess) do seem very down-to-earth and are very popular here.

[@bebebebota11]

I'm happy to see Ian Holm with the rest of the cast. All of them look elegant. And I'm so happy that I'm not a royal who has to greet so many people and say something significant to everyone makes me feel social anxiety.

[@peisenxu952]

I wanted to see some guy present the Prince, only for Richard to say: "prince? I am the rightful king under the mountain!" or soething like that.:P

[@PharaHerine]

too bad Lee wasn't there, it would be quite a relief for prince's neck to look up once in a blue moon haha

[@LeonardoDiCaprioofficls]

❤️Thanks for your utmost love and support you have consistently been showing me. I can’t appreciate the unconditional I’ve gotten from you, which has inspired me to give more sensational entertainment. I’m forever grateful. What country are you watching from?

[@parishoffmann9069]

Love richard Good looking handsome just perfrct

[@siervaeliz]

Richard's mother looks very proud of her son.

[@westlifeinhearts]

omg....richard such a gent

[@TakaS013]

Really that blows, Lee Pace isn't in there. I've just wasted my time watching this poor video hoping to see King Thranduil.

[@DianneClewes]

The lady stood behind Richard is his mum. How lovely that he took her to the Royal premiere, she must have beyond proud.

[@ladycplum]

Well we can see where Richard got his nose from. :) She must be so proud of him.

[@edejan]

Also his charming personality. He is so kind to everyone.

[@JingyaWangwjy]

Indeed thx for the infomation I didn t notice at first. they do have exactly the same nose

[@ladycplum]

I've never seen Peter look so dapper. And compared to Prince William, height-wise, he IS a Hobbit! Fran Walsh looks beautiful, it's so rare for her to make any form of public appearance. I wonder if that was Peter's son he shook hands with before he shook hands with Katie....Sylvester still dresses like he would be playing the Doctor....what the heck can be said about Richard that hasn't already been said God only knows how many times, Jimmy just looks like Jimmy....Aidan looks delectable, his girlfriend Sarah looks gorgeous, Deano's girlfriend looks a bit flashy, Adam and Peter...very dapper....I don't think John can dress without some sort of flare of color, I'm surprised Mark behaved himself, Jed's just flipping awesome, that almost looks like Jimmy's younger daughter behind Stephen, and just look at Martin and Amanda....

[@madelineevans128]

I have never seen pictures of Richard Armitage's father but from this video he resembles his mother.

[@Ania-24]

that beautiful smile that has Aidan Turner :)

[@catwinc]

Prince William is telling Richard how much he loved him on Robin Hood.

[@Scarlett193966]

That's because Richard is the perfect gentleman who would always show respect where respect is due! And the little girl is probably being raised by a wonderful mother (just like Richard's!)! :-)

[@HolandaChiquita]

I'm absolutely in love with Andy Serkis, the feels when he looks so very nervous but also so passionate about his art. But I just fall head over heals when I see Aidan and Dean being all funny and nervously joking in the background. What a love sight to see!!!

[@evansclaudia933]

Prince William is very skilled & talented in many areas with a great memory to be able to talk to so many people at all different functions & also work as an Air Rescue Pilot which really shows his dedication to peoples needs....

[@perpetual61]

Darn I was so hoping to see Lee Pace but I least got see Richard Armitage he's so Hansome.

[@1938gwen]

Thank you, very interesting to see how much time Prince William spent with each actor. He seems genuinely interested in their work.

[@PennySmart]

Thank you, RA Central, for uploading all those clips. It's really enhancing my evenings to watch them: it's just great to see Richard's talent recognised! I used to to hope he would be Bard but Thorin's role is even better!

[@xsosia]

I love how the Concerning Hobbits tune plays when Martin talks with the Prince hoho

[@xandra-]

I really love how the prince just takes the time for everyone of them

[@mayimovie6066]

Richard Armitage is very gentle man and handsome

[@PennySmart]

Richard and the little girl at the end are the only ones who seem to have offered the Prince a formal bow... Times have changed!

[@siggilinde5623]

Fortunately 😅

[@ginatasichaffin9468]

wow.. look like My Fav Actor Aidan Turner talking to Prince about something bit funny .. I like the Giggle :D

[@thornbird6768]

ginatasi chaffin He looks a little nervous , awwwww bless xx

[@chloeee___3]

Richard is such a gentleman.

[@TheMrsGeorgeHarrison]

How adorably excited did James Nesbitt look?

[@lizerman74]

I know, it was so cute!

[@TheMrsGeorgeHarrison]

:D

[@christinehearne9197]

A nice long conversation between Prince William and King Thorin! Wish I could lip read!!

[@YaseminKBIG]

richard is a great man. He has respect. He's intelligent, humble, very nice, devoted, very talented, and havei mentioned humble yet??

[@inkdragon155]

Once Martin came in to view my attention re-focused on him poking his head around all Martin-like XDD

[@Renton6echo]

He also gets prepped extensively for events like this. He most likely has people do research and compile a bio. on each the actors/filmmakers dealing with their accomplishments, their interests, etc. So he can study and memorize. But yeah, I bet you have to have a great memory and great conversational skills for this sort of thing.

[@hoochfroosch6281]

wow prince william is very tall....and damn, richard armitage looked like james bond!

[@zbarneyz]

I have no problem reading lips...Reading the back of someones head however is a fairly rare skill

[@Tawadeb]

Jed Brophy has worked in every single Peter Jackson movie

[@LeonardoDiCaprioofficls]

❤️Thanks for your utmost love and support you have consistently been showing me. I can’t appreciate the unconditional I’ve gotten from you, which has inspired me to give more sensational entertainment. I’m forever grateful. What country are you watching from?

[@Mstwinser]

prince Thorin and prince William ...two hottest princes , one in Middle Earth and the another one in real Earth

[@xBlackxWingx]

Have to admit, I klicked on the vid because I wanted to see Aidan Turner in a suit (can't see that too often, huh? ;)). BTW: Is it just me or is Adam Brown very nervous? xD

[@kymodriscoll7759]

RA always looks wonderful in black tie. Next Bond perhaps??!! I didn't realise how tall Wills' is. He's taller than RA. Just like his mum, bless him. xxx

[@gracewalker4570]

Kym O'Driscoll I think if you look closely, the Lady behind Richard might be his mum💜

[@classisall]

Think its the camera angle ..since the cameraman is behind prince William...he looks taller ...Richard Armitage is almost of same height..6'2"/6'3"...not much of a difference, sometimes even a hairstyle can make one look 2" taller!

[@martinen.5025]

@@gracewalker4570 It IS his mum.. she must have been SOO proud.. really happy that she got to see him reach such a dizzying height in his career before she passed away.. that must be lovely for him to think of.

[@deborahmerkerson1145]

@@martinen.5025 She couldn’t have seen him looking more handsome and well dressed than he is now. I wasn’t a fan of the character, Thorin, not even in the book. I thought Mr. Armitage did an excellent job of bringing Thorin to life because I disliked Thorin even more!

[@phaedri]

Aaaww... Amanda looks so proud of her Hobbit.

[@dianagarcia-np4hm]

RICHARD ARMITAGE looks just HIS MOM!! 5:24

[@matthewkretschmer7010]

So great that he, Prince William, meets the cast of The Hobbit with the Director, Peter Jackson, any of the crew that are there. I'm sure he's met some of them before that are from there, England. Also, that he's into The Hobbit with The Lord Of The Rings books, since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, has met the author before he died.

[@kellyhill5051]

Love that HRH takes so much time to talk to each of them. And did anyone notice the lovely lady standing behind Richard A? I hoped she'd come with her son to the London premiere, and she did!

[@miaradman8335]

I love Aidan Turner

[@pattrisha23]

Aidan and Dean laughing and joking when the Prince first starts making the rounds then Aidan gets real serious and looks nervous as the Prince got closer to him. Ha! Funny sht. Still adorbs!

[@LeonardoDiCaprioofficls]

❤️Thanks for your utmost love and support you have consistently been showing me. I can’t appreciate the unconditional I’ve gotten from you, which has inspired me to give more sensational entertainment. I’m forever grateful. What country are you watching from?

[@estebanposadaduque6415]

.... Defenitely a fine Gentleman ... so cool to know he loves great CINEMA ....

[@creatifproduction]

The Prince seems like a cool guy. They all looked a bit nervous at first, but calmed down after speaking with him.

[@beetriceho]

This was such a wonderful video, though I would have liked to hear a bit of the conversations. So envious of the cast to have been able to meet the Prince. I just realized that Amanda went with Martin and I completely freaked out before I realized, "Oh. This is from 2012."

[@jessymiller79]

I WANT to know what they´re talking!!!!!!!!!!

[@nellyv.5066]

Me too...☺

[@pixiegirl1492]

Me too! I was just wishing I knew how to lip-read

[@TSD0416]

He did an interview with Yasmin Vought and told her about meeting Prince William. You can read it here: new.thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2015/02/12/12/59/richard-armitage-i-told-prince-william-hed-make-a-good-elf-in-the-hobbit

[@jessymiller79]

TillaTequila72 cool thank you :)

[@TSD0416]

Jessy Miller you are most welcome ;)

[@dammitspock]

Haha Ian Holm looks like he's thinking "hurry up Ian (Mckellen) I want to sit down"

[@ania9574]

WHERE IS LEE PACE D:

[@annemarie188]

5:04 James and the lads xD

[@filleirlandaise]

Wow, I'm so excited to find this--I was watching the live stream as it was happening, and just as Prince William was greeting Richard, the video froze and went all blurry :( I hunted all over the news sites in hopes of being able to watch it again, but I'm glad you uploaded it!

[@earaneveneanar9824]

This video would be 100 times more awesome than it already is if it had voices instead of the soundtrack :D

[@jennaramos1229]

I'm thinking lee pace prolly as tall at prince William :3

[@ART-oq4ek]

The cast of the hobbits are all greats! The watchable movies and never gets old.💯😎

[@SisterOfShadows22]

I find it interesting how the older actors are very serious and formal with Wills, and then the younger ones are all 'lets joke around with the prince :D' I want to know what they were saying!

[@jessica5497]

Cate looking more royal than the royals

[@lesliebegazo4342]

Where are the elves?, none of them were there, 😭😔

[@autumnphoenix910]

I just feel like brushing/combing Aidan Turner's hair @.@

[@NannyOggins]

Or just run your fingers through it, that would do!

[@ladycplum]

I'm just noticing Fran is there, she almost NEVER attends functions having to do with the films. And dear Sylvester, he's a midget compared to the Prince! I have to wonder, since Doctor Who is something of a British National Treasure (in my opinion anyways), if William had ever seen any of his episodes....

[@knightleyemma]

I think Will is about 6'3" or so! I LOVE the lil bow RA made!

[@bemyselfeasy]

omg, so many perfect people in the same room!

[@saga2828]

when i was little i loved prince william, but now i think such paying respects is too much... i mean, william seems a very nice person, but what makes him better from other people except from his family tree? he's just a human, like all of us. and of course, being respectful is important, but i just think that this whole "royality" and "prince" thing is useless.

[@tilly7367]

FINNALLY! someone said it!

[@thranduiloropherion7756]

what his ancestor did is still remembered that's why there's still a royalty.

[@Theakakage]

Amanda is so cute

[@Radish_Ruby]

I did not know how interesting it could be to just watch how people talk O.O it fascinates me.

[@angelesrios9524]

Congrstulation!!! Very very elegant!!!

[@gracewinchester2537]

i remember an interview where the others were talking about how they thought mark hadlow would spontaneously combust before the prince got to him from excitement

[@lizerman74]

Aww did you see Mark Hadlow's face while he watched Adam talk to the Prince? He adores his Ads.

[@orlandolegolas4356]

it would've been better if we also hear their conversation though, but it's awesome to know their facts and that the cast met Prince William....

[@julietteyousif3701]

King in his heart. King in his soul. what more could you wish for. when you meet the best in life. A real Future King Prince William vs King Thorin God Bless you Your Highness Mylord Sir Willian and the love of my life Sir Richard Armitage ❤💋💋💋

[@April_in_CT]

How silly to not have the real audio for this. I would've been worth watching then.

[@LadyDedlock84]

I would have hated this! Sort of like when you were in school and the teacher would go around the class room and have everyone say a little something about themselves! Lol And holy moly, never though HRH William was that tall, even Mr. Richard was looking UP at him, lol. Anyway, kudos to them, they all seemed very nice and pleasant given this somewhat awkward "meeting.".

[@ladycplum]

Look at Peter's kids, all grown up!

[@englishlady9797]

Comment here if you think RA should get a knighthood. There were already two Sir Ians in that company. (Ian Holm (older Bilbo) and Ian McKellan).

[@caigualberto2684]

so nice to see the two Ians with Mr. Mccoy... Ken Stott wasn't around? Love seeing these older men keep up with the younger ones and teach them a thing or two about professionalism, why they lasted this long (RIP Sir Christopher and Ian Holm)

[@QAR269]

From what I hear he is a very Charming Prince, not snooty like most would think.

[@Juka94]

ohh Richard :)

[@MusicLover7871]

I'm more excited about the cast...if I was there I wouldn't really care about the prince lol

[@SpeedofLight1]

William is a class act.

[@yelitzedesirius]

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Richard I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mag7scoundrel]

I knew I should have learned how to read lips!

[@Kithicc909]

Aidan and Dean have girlfriends? O.O if you look behind each actor they have important people, such as Martin Freeman has his wife back and Peter Jackson has his daughter. Behind Aidan and Dean is a black haired girl and a blonde ... are their girlfriends?

[@petiksss]

Yes they are. Aidan's girlfriend is actress Sarah Greene and Dean's girlfriend (or wife I'm not sure) is also named Sarah.. at least I think so. They are both very nice. I love how almost all of those important people behind the cast seem to be as nervous as the actors themselves :-) It's sweet.

[@carmenguzman9537]

Not anymore Dean is in fact married now but currently Aiden is single

[@marthab762]

i wished we could hear what was said.. i still enjoyed watching ;-)

[@GeoffreyJohns]

What a shame we don't hear what they are saying