The Princes visit the “Star Wars” set at Pinewood Studios, duel with lightsabers, and meet Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, BB-8, and Chewbacca – who gave them a furry hug.
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According to KP, Princes William, 33, and Harry, 31, met with several production workshops and creative teams from the latest Star Wars installment.
Prince William and Harry recently visited “Star Wars: Episode VIII” film set, and got to “tussle” with light sabers, admitting their enthusiasm for the “Star Wars” saga.
The brothers were accompanied on the tour by breakout star Daisy Ridley, who plays Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and its upcoming sequels.
The seventh instalment in the series, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, was released past year. He and Harry were particularly delighted to pose with Mark Hamill and to get a bear hug from Chewbacca, played by Joonas Suotamo.
Ahead of the meeting, Hamill tweeted: “Meeting #Royals Prince William & Harry!”.
The prince kneeled down for a closer look at BB-8, a droid from the most recent Star Wars film. Episode eight, whose title has not been released, is due for release in 2017.
Prince William, right, and Prince Harry use lightsabers. They also got to meet some folks from The Rebellion.
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Prince William joked around with the actress, and quipped: “Quite an improvement, it’s a good look!”
Following the release of that film’s trailer, it was revealed that one scene was filmed on the Jubilee Line platform of the Canary Wharf London Underground station.
Hamill featured for only a few seconds in The Force Awakens but is expected to play a bigger role in Episode VIII.
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Kensington Palace announced Tuesday’s visit yesterday on Twitter, and explained that the princes would be celebrating Star Wars’ “fantastic British creative talent”.
