Photographers were capturing Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar greeting chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier when the President of the European Commission stepped in.
Jean-Claude Juncker could be seen noticing the cameras before he attempted to grab the limelight.
Mr Juncker swiftly stood in front of his colleagues with his arms open wide before he turned around and greeted Mr Barnier and Mr Varadkar.
The French Brexit negotiator was left laughing by Mr Juncker’s dramatic entrance.
The Irish Prime Minister spoke at the European Parliament in Strasbourg to outline his vision of the future of the European Union.
Before his speech, Mr Juncker took some time in the European Parliament to say that the British people never felt comfortable in the bloc.
He said: “When it comes to Brexit I am sure that there will be no winners from this situation.
“This is a lose-lose situation, it’s a lose-lose situation both for the British and for the members of the European Union. I continue to feel that the exit of Great Britain is a catastrophe.
“It is a defeat that we all have to deal with the consequences of but the causes of the British decision run much deeper.
“As Mrs May has said the British have never felt entirely comfortable with the European Union so the guilt lies upon many shoulders.
“We are not throwing the British out, we would like the British to stay and if they so wish they should be allowed to do so.”
Yesterday Jean-Claude Juncker joined the President of the European Council Donald Tusk in issuing the message that Britain could still change its mind on leaving the European Union.
Mr Tusk said that the EU’s “heart” was still open if Britain wanted to rejoin the bloc.
“If the UK government sticks to its decision to leave, Brexit will become a reality with all its negative consequences in March next year. Unless there is a change of heart amongst our British friends,” he said.
“Wasn’t it David Davis himself who said if a democracy cannot change its mind it ceases to be a democracy. We here on the continent haven’t had a change of heart, our heart’s are still open to you.”
Prime Minister Theresa May has reiterated that there will be no second referendum as the UK cuts ties with Brussels.