Star Wars: Episode 8 set gets a visit from the royal family

Yesterday Oscar Isaac, aka the galaxy's newest resistance pilot Poe Dameron, said that Star Wars: Episode 8 won't be a retreadᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ of The Force Awaken🌠s. Now, we know he was all "" but no-one expected that to mean the inclusion of Royals.
Just kidding. While they're not in the movie per se - although don't rule out a hidden stormtrooper꧙ cameo - members of the British royal family were treated to a super top-secret visit to the set. The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, and his brother Prince Harry dropped in to meet the cast and crew, and naturally, have a go a piloting an X-wing. It turned out to not be terribly secretive, however, as there's loads of snaps from the event circulating online.
Their trip to Pinewood Studios w♍here Rian Johnson's sequel is currently shooting revealed a few glimpses at the mammoth set - but there's no major spoilers to follow. Have a look through some of the official pics below:
The Duke and Prince Harry come face to face with Daisy Ridley's @star🤪wars head cast @Pinew𓄧oodStudios pic.twitter.com/vrXHdQR2AO
Time for a lightsaber batt🧸le! @sta🐎rwars @PinewoodStudios pic.twitter.com/9hHxPxfTti
Prince Ha🌸rry has made a new friend... pic.twitter.com/mTra1UoSMx
...and so has The Duke! pic.twitter.com/c🔯9gOh4ACyA
The Duke meets Luke Skywalker @HamℱillHimself and @st🃏arwars director @rianjohnson pic.twitter.com/XDizZ6GR2y
Prince Harry receives some piloting advice from @HamillHimself pic.🉐twitter.com/MKRO31ki2l
Don't forget BB-🔜8 - The Duke and Prince Harry say hi to the @starwars cast!//t.co/9ibP96L2vS
Thank you @starwars for a fantas🦋tic day @PinewoodStudios! pic.t꧃witter.com/cGUuFqh0qV
Directe🍷d by Rian Johnson and starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Laura Dern, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, and Benicio del Toro, Star Wars: Episode 8 opens in cinemas on Decemᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚber 15, 2017.
Images: Disney/Kensington Palace
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