GEorge, Charlotte and Louis did not expect it. Taking advantage of the absence of his father William, on vacation with Carlo in Balmoral, the surprise had been carefully prepared by Kate Middleton, with the help of the nanny Maria Teresa Borrallo: An evening spent on the set of the new Harry Potter seriesmade by HBO And arriving on the small screen in the early months of 2027. But the princess did not have to bring the children too far away. The set had been, in fact, set up in a corner of the Windsor Great Park, one step not only by the royal castle but also by Adelaide Cottage, the current Wales residence.
George, Charlotte and Louis “visit” Harry Potter
With them great surprise, The three children found themselves in the station of Hogsmeadeset up a few steps from home. They listened to the explanations offered by the director Mark Mylod and were able to even witness the processing of a couple of scenes. And, icing on the cake, they made friends with the 11 year old Dominic McLaughlin, who will play the wizard in the new series; Alastair Stout, who will give the face to Ron Weasley; And Arabella Stanton, the new Hermione Granger.
Louis rises onHogwarts Express
Piccolo Louis, 7 years old, was able to realize the dream of millions of children: that of sitting on the iconic train, theHogwarts Expresswhich at the beginning of each school year starts from the London station of King’s Cross and brings the wizard apprentices to the famous school of magic. For scenes shot last week in the presence of the princes, The film production had built tracks about a kilometer long inside the dense Windsor woods.
Kate Middleton with her husband William and Prince Harry visiting the Warner Bros. Studios in London, April 2013 (Getty Images)
It was a grandfather Carlo who read the stories to his grandchildren
Harry Potter’s passion was sent to George, 12, and Charlotte, 10, from Nonno Carlo, who spent hours in their bedroom, to read Jk Rowling’s stories aloud. And in a podcast last year, Queen Camilla revealed: “I can’t act but my husband yes: he knows how to do all the voices!”.
After the books, the passion for movies
It was therefore inevitable that, having become older, Louis would also involve himself, falling in love with the films inspired by the Potterian adventures. A passion encouraged with enthusiasm by William and Kate, They themselves big fans of Jk Rowling’s books. So much so that, in 2017, the prince personally handed over to the writer the title of member of the Order of Estabilities, thanking it for his contribution to literature and philanthropy (Rowling then admitted that he had refused the title of Lady for personal reasons).
Kate’s passion for Harry Potter does not end there
In 2013, when she was pregnant with George, Middleton and her husband made a visit to Warner Bros Studio Tour of London, the studies in which Potteriani films had been shot. William and Kate challenged each other in a duel by dint of magic wands and took a walk a Diagon Alleythe magic alley where the students of Hogwarts They can buy books for the new school year. And for the occasion, they were accompanied by Prince Harry, who had not yet met Meghan Markle.