British Royals Visit Star Wars: Episode VIII Set

Don't forget BB-8 - The Duke and Prince Harry say hi to the @starwars [...]

By ComicBook.com Staff

The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry visited the set of Star Wars: Episode VIII this week, to recognize and celebrate the British talent at Pinewood Studios, the official Kensington Palace twitter account announced.

The brothers of British royalty took lots of pictures on the set, with a variety of props, costumes, and actors from the Star Wars world, like this interesting shot of Prince William holding a head-cast of Daisy Ridley.

The brothers also picked up lightsabers for a battle, with William taking Rey's fabled lightsaber that once belonged to Luke Skywalker and his father before him, and Harry wielding Kylo Ren's weapon.

There's probably nothing better, though, than Prince Harry hugging Chewbacca, and Prince William saying hi to BB-8 - looking like he really loves talking to the droid.

Finally, Prince Harry getting a lesson in flying an A-wing from Mark Hamill is pretty incredible.

The Royals look like they had a blast on set, with Hamill, director Rian Johnson, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, and more.

Star Wars: Episode VIII is shooting now (in England, obviously) for a December 15, 2017 release.

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