William Hanson is a British etiquette expert who teaches millions on social media everything from table manners to business meeting rules. His new book, "Just Good Manners," is out now in the U.S.

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William Hanson, a prominent British etiquette expert, has gained a following of over six million on Instagram and TikTok by sharing advice on manners, from table etiquette to business conduct. Hanson's passion for etiquette began at age 12 and has since led him to train clients ranging from the wealthy to royalty as director of the English Manor, a leading etiquette school in the UK.

Hanson's latest book, 'Just Good Manners,' has been released in the United States, emphasizing that etiquette should be inclusive and focused on respect for others. Through practical demonstrations, he highlights British customs such as stirring tea, eating scones, and proper champagne etiquette, all while reinforcing the importance of considering others in social situations.

Meet the man teaching millions British etiquette

Do you have the right wrist motion when stirring tea? So many people get it wrong. Witty William Hanson is Britain's famed fountainhead, schooling the world on the kingdom's rules of etiquette and respectful manners. Welcome to the Goring. Thank you very much. Steps from Buckingham Palace at London's luxury Goring Hotel, he shared his top takeaway about talkative Americans. You're very loud over here, and we're a very small country. So two Americans coming over. Just keep it down. If I can hear a conversation halfway across a tube carriage, you are speaking too loudly. Would it be polite to say, excuse me? Oh, no. We would sort of in our heads be plotting their slow and eventual painful death, but we wouldn't actually say anything to them. When eating spaghetti or- But he's been saying a lot to many around the world, with more than 6 million followers on Instagram and TikTok. William discovered he adored Britain's societal rules at the tender age of 12 from a Christmas gift. And my late grandmother gave me a book of etiquette, and it was actually very funny, and I very quickly read the entire thing. I couldn't tell you anything about geography or history, but if you needed to know that a tablecloth for a buffet has to go to the floor, that was a little fact that I could remember. It was, of course, as it normally is, Queen Victoria. And now he trains the rich and the royals of the world as director of the UK's premier etiquette training school, called the English Manor. Did you know it is not good etiquette? And he just released his latest book, titled Just Good Manners in the US. Its ultimate lesson is quite simple. Some people may think that when you talk about etiquette, that it might be a little bit elitist. If practiced properly, etiquette is inclusive, not exclusive. He says it guides our actions to be more respectful of every person. If you think that treating people with respect, courtesy, charm, civility, and decorum is not relevant, that's fine, but I would like you to go and live on a different planet. Well, how lovely. Look at this. All right, here we are. Thanks. Thank you. And William gave my manners a master class audit. I'd like to ask you to stir your tea. I'll just see what you naturally do. All right. Ah, like that. Okay. I heard the ah, the ah of judgment. But tell me, yes, exactly. So generally we go back and forth in a delicate 6-12 motion, is what we want, making very little noise. I feel I've achieved level one. You have achieved level one. Let's go to level two, which is picking up the cup. Okay, stop. So just pop that down. What? I already messed up something. Yes, so we're going to pinch. Okay, so we want to pinch. So we're going to use these three fingers. We're going to pinch our thumb and our index finger. And reminding me, like a mother more than once, elbow tucked in. Oh, tucked in. Yes, lovely. That wasn't tucked in. That tastes so much better. Exactly, it tastes better if you hold the teacup properly. Many of William's lessons focus on the British way of eating. We are going to spear some peas individually. From peas. Remember, it's finger food. To pastries. And the edible epitome of English refinement. As an American, you probably call them something different to what we call them. Yes, scone. Scone. Okay, well, it's the King's English, and he says scone. So we're going to say scone. To split the scone in two, what would you naturally do? I pick up my knife. I would put, hold this in my hand. And I would cut it lengthwise. Don't do that, please. Instead, we're going to break it with the hands. And mind where you spread your cream. And you're doing it in the air, which is an awful. So what I would suggest you do is maybe just do it on the plate. There we go. Going for a lot of cream. And that's fine. Your arteries will thank you later. And there's one thing we are all doing wrong as we end our time with champagne. We're not going to clink. You see a lot of people clinking. We don't clink. No, because you're drinking from delicate crystal glassware. It's not designed to be smashed together, but it would be bad manners for if, let's say, you went to clink with me immediately. Then you'd say, no. No. So I just have to go along with it. I would take quite offense to that. Exactly, yeah. I go along with it, die a little bit inside, but sort of just do it politely. Okay. And you see, that's really the whole point of manners is considering other people. Getting into a habit where you're thinking about other people before you think about yourself. I think that's really the name of the game. The doyenne of British do's and don'ts has spoken for a kinder, classier world.

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