Prince Harry, beginning a seven-day visit to the United States, dropped by Capitol Hill on Thursday afternoon. Ostensibly, he was there to meet with members of the U.S. Senate to discuss his anti-landmine efforts. But the reality of his visit was that he was watched fastidiously by a gaggle of gawking female congressional staffers.

Harry, the 28-year-old party monster from the House of Windsor, entered the Russell Senate Office Building, where representatives from HALO Trust—the anti-landmine organization of which he is the royal patron—had set up manikins demonstrating the group’s activities. But the Russell rotunda was also ringed with young congressional staffers, many of whom had their mobile phones at the ready to get their split-second glimpse of the prince.

Harry was accompanied by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who typically does not engender such reactions. But according to Politico, Harry seemed more focused on the landmine demonstration than the adoring monarchists:

A female-heavy cluster of young people hoping to catch a glimpse of the prince was earlier escorted from the rotunda, but as Prince Harry and McCain observed the display and spoke with HALO leaders, intermittent squeals could be overheard. But McCain said the prince was focused on the business at hand.

Still, the scene seemed more ripped from a Leicester Square premiere than an ordinary famous-person visit to the U.S. Capitol. (For instance, did anyone notice that Val Kilmer was also on the Hill today?)

For those interested in actual policy, however, Harry and McCain left behind a pair of manikins dressed in the suits people working for the HALO Trust wear while attempting to clear landmines in Africa, Asia, and South America. Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, was a leading booster of the organization.

But yeah, it was basically more like this: