The set of HBO‘s upcoming Harry Potter series this week welcomed Prince William, Kate Middleton and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, Deadline has confirmed with sources.
According to the Daily Mail, the family of five toured the Hogsmeade Station set built at Windsor Great Park, not far from their residence, earlier this week. Middleton and the kids then returned Friday night to observe filming. Per the publication, the second visit included the kids meeting Dominic McLaughlin, who plays Harry Potter, and other cast members, and the youngest of the Royal children, Louis, riding on the Hogwarts Express — complete with its famous locomotive — along the half a mile of track built through the woods.
A rep for HBO declined comment.
George, Charlotte and Louis are said to be Harry Potter fans, In 2017, a year before Louis was born, Queen Camilla revealed that King Charles was reading J.K. Rowling’s books to George and Charlotte.
This is not the first British Royal visit to a HBO series. In 2014, the late Queen Elizabeth II toured the Belfast set of Game of Thrones during her trip to Northern Ireland.
The Harry Potter TV series, which is expected to span a decade, started production on its first season in July, with crews spotted filming in various location throughout the U.K. since. The show is expected to debut on HBO in early 2027.
