A Picture Of Ayo Edebiri Making A Face At Prince William Went Super Viral, And Now We Know Why She Made It In The First Place

    It's also obviously because she's Irish.

    A picture of Prince William meeting Phoebe Dynevor, Ayo Edebiri, Sophie Wilde, and Mia McKenna-Bruce at the BAFTA Awards has completely taken over my timeline.

    Prince William in a bow tie and suit greeting the four women at an event, who are all wearing elegant dresses

    The awkward picture quickly went viral...

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    ...and obviously became a meme:

    Doing my sickest Borat impression for the ladies pic.twitter.com/lMhrUMNL80

    — baz. (@CocaineHousecat) February 19, 2024
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    But people still wanted to know what the heck elicited these faces:

    WTF is he doing pic.twitter.com/HxTVMVp4kQ

    — Jennifer (@MamaSassington) February 18, 2024
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    Video of this specific moment of their interaction has been posted, and now we know:

    Getty Images / Via Twitter: @sarah_delore

    "Is there a moment when you suddenly realized, 'I’m doing this. I'm really doing it'?" Will asked.

    William, in a black tuxedo, speaks to the four women

    "Right now, now's the one," Ayo and the other women responded with laughter.

    William gesticulating to the four women

    "We're four young women, and women of color, of different backgrounds. That, to me, is really encouraging," Ayo continued. "A lot of progress has been made, and there's more to do, and we're gonna do it."

    William speaks to the four smiling women

    Ultimately, it appears just to be an extremely awkward photo op that should never have happened to begin with.

    WPA Pool / Getty Images / Via Twitter: @LucaGuadagnegro

    God bless the Irish.

    “am deceased” 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/o7232KcWD4

    — bethany (@fiImgal) February 19, 2024
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