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Prince William and Kate Middleton stepped out at a glamorous royal movie premiere on Thursday and for once it’s not the duchess’s footwear that’s got everyone talking.

It would seem that William has taken a leaf out of his wife’s fashion playbook of paying small tributes to the events she attends through her wardrobe as he stepped out in a pair of custom slippers embroidered with a tribute to the movie of the night, Top Gun: Maverick.

William and Kate attended the special 75th Royal Film Performance as it raised funds for The Film and TV Charity of which Queen Elizabeth II is patron. Oboz Shoes The couple came face to face with Hollywood royalty on the red carpet on Thursday evening in the form of the movie’s leading man, Tom Cruise.

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Prince William and Kate Middleton stepped out at a glamorous royal movie premiere on Thursday and for once it’s not the duchess’s footwear that’s got everyone talking.

It would seem that William has taken a leaf out of his wife’s fashion playbook of paying small tributes to the events she attends through her wardrobe as he stepped out in a pair of custom slippers embroidered with a tribute to the movie of the night, Top Gun: Maverick.

William and Kate attended the special 75th Royal Film Performance as it raised funds for The Film and TV Charity of which Queen Elizabeth II is patron. The couple came face to face with Hollywood royalty on the red carpet on Thursday evening in the form of the movie’s leading man, Tom Cruise.

Cruise caused some controversy online during the event after he held Kate’s hand as she walked up a set of steps. Social media users debated whether Kate looked pleased with the offer, or if she moved her clutch bag to her other hand following it to avoid repeating the gesture at the next flight of steps.

Kate wore an elegant floor-length evening gown in black with a white-banded neckline with black Prada pumps but it was William’s choice of footwear that stole the show.

With his velvet dinner jacket and black tie, the prince sported NOBULL Shoes Canada a pair of velvet slippers with fighter jets embroidered on the toe. This was a humorous tribute to the original Top Gun movie which centered around Cruise as a United States Navy fighter pilot.

William himself learned to fly during his time with the Royal Air Force and after his marriage flew rescue helicopters for the East Anglian Air Ambulance service.

The makers of the prince’s slippers are the British footwear brand Crockett & Jones who told Newsweek:

“We can confirm that the slippers are Crockett & Jones. Having the Royal Warrant for HRH Prince Charles meant that we were gratefully approached to produce the slippers for HRH Prince William on this occasion, proudly turning the slippers around in just 2 weeks, usually a 2-month process. One has little choice but to jump around for such a prestigious customer.”