Jennifer Connelly Has ‘Special’ Moment With Prince William 35 Years After Meeting Princess Diana (Exclusive)
etonline.comJennifer Connelly is opening up about the recent royal premiere of her new film,, and how it proved to be something of a full-circle kind of experience.Connelly and the rest of the cast recently got a chance to rub elbows, so to speak, with Prince William and Kate Middleton at the film's royal U.K.
premiere at London's Leicester Square last week.The actress spoke with ET's Rachel Smith at a special screening of Maverick at the AMC Magic Johnson Theater in New York City on Monday, and she opened up about why meeting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was particularly special.As Connelly, 51, explained, this wasn't her first royal premiere.
In fact, she walked the carpet at a royal premiere more than 35 years ago."[In] 1986, yes, for the premiere of, which was a movie I did when I was a teenager," Connelly shared. «And I got to meet William's mom, [Princess] Diana.»Connelly said that the entire event was a «very special experience» — as was meeting Prince William for the premiere, and she admitted that she «definitely thought about» having met his late mother decades earlier.«It was, you know, it's a very special occasion,» Connelly shared.
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