Why was Mark Hamill looking down when he met Princess Margaret? He just tweeted the reason
Mark Hamill has sent social media into overdrive with a throwback picture of him meeting Princess Margaret in London while promoting Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back. Hamill, then 29, says that Billy Dee pranked him with a hilarious piece of protocol advice moments before the royal encounter.
As a result, Hamill looked directly at the floor when he shook hands with Princess Margaret with the awkward moment caught on camera.
Hamill uploaded the vintage photo yesterday and captioned it: “This photo was taken moments after Billy Dee informed me that direct eye contact with royalty was punishable by prison and/or beheading (note Billy’s sly enjoyment of his prank, as Frank Oz looks on).
“Obviously, I wasn’t taking any chances! #NoHeadlessHamsterPlease.”
Frank Oz, who played Yoda in the franchise, hilariously replied: “Ohh! I always wondered why you did that. I just thought you were checking out her shoes.”
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