Etiquette Expert Reacts to The Princess Diaries

Etiquette coach William Hanson breaks down the etiquette and protocol of the 2001 Walt Disney film 'The Princess Diaries', starring Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway.

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[naehopisut]

‘Nice to meet you..’

“You can clearly tell that this movie’s been made by Americans.” 😂😂😂

[blatherskitenoir]

I appreciated that you differentiate between etiquette (the accepted, technical method) and manners (the spirit and intention behind doing something) while emphasizing that manners are the more important of the two.

[CaseyBlizzard]

You clearly aren't familiar with GENOVIAN etiquette, William.

[salvadoroars]

6:02 Yasss thank you! People often forget that etiquette is there to guide you to be considerate, and be mindful of other people around you. Not just for you to show off. Some people use it like an offensive weapon to make feel people inferior, when the whole point of it is to make people around you comfortable by being kinder so not to offend. There might be a slight difference between good manners and ettiquette but it can make a huge difference!

[ghosty]

He sounds like how Americans THINK we sound

[marthahawkinson-michau]

Well since 90% of the first Princess Diaries film was the misadventures of a 16 year old girl discovering that she is actually a princess, etiquette mistakes were legion. The mistakes by the people who were supposed to have been steeped in protocol however, are less forgivable.

[Speireata]

I think, the couples sitting together despite it being against etiquette has a simple reason:
The film makers wanted to make sure that the audience understood, who belongs together by showing them next to each other. This is especially true, because the movie is made for children and teenagers, too, not only adults who are able to figure out how people are connected by listening to their conversations and hearing their names and stuff like that.

[R.E.B]

Please do Princess dairies 2 as this was fantastic.

[skylarjohnson]

excuse me, Julie Andrews can do what she likes because she's Julie Andrews.

[sherrysyed]

I’m terrified of you and I love you at the same time!

[barbaramelone]

Women not crossing their legs at the knees was a Victorian era thing. Only crossing your legs at the ankles was acceptable. Maybe Genovia is just really old school in that respect. 😀

[alil]

Will never understand the pressure of the people at the table. This would be like answering an exam with live scrutiny every time one would have any meal.

[lavieestbelle]

Could you also pls review Downton Abbey movies/tv series?

[MoonOnTheTides]

I'M IN HYSTERICS.
I didn't think I'd be watching etiquette post-mortems of 00s movies today but here we are

[WallChart]

Can we get a full breakdown of the film? Loving watching William struggle along. 🤣

[Sabrinajaine]

Not being allowed to go to the toilet is crazy, what if you have some sort of medical condition?

[jura_rose]

Mr William Hanson, you are quite frankly a breath of fresh, vintage air in today's world. All the best sir.

[jrriddle]

This was great! Educational and funny. Please consider doing more of these in the future.

[singstar]

My favorite movie being critiqued by my favorite etiquette coach! This is the video I didn't know I needed, please do more content like this!

[chelsieclaire]

"They do know how to hold cutlery correctly in Scotland."

Thanks, William ✊😔 Americans 🙄