Red, White, and Royal Blue is a gay comedy distributed by Amazon Prime Video starring Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez based upon a book penned by Casey McQuiston. It tells the story of a man who is the son of the President of the United States and a British Royal Family Member who starts out as rivals and has a confrontation.
Because they’re two high-profile elements, their respective public relations teams go into full crisis control mode, but then something happens: They fall madly in love with each other, spawning a series of funny situations that make up the bulk of the movie. Now, if you’re wondering where this movie was filmed, read on because we’re going to take a trip to the United Kingdom.
Red White & Royal Blue Filming Locations
Red White & Royal Blue was filmed between June and August 2022 in England’s capital London and surrounding cities like Hampshire, Greenwich, and Kent. Now, let’s take a look in-depth at some of these filming locations to learn a bit more about them.
London, England
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the seat of the throne of the British Royal Family.
In the movie, the fictional Prince Henry lives and works there as most British Family Members do, and in the movie, the US President’s son visits the city, and during a gathering, they go into a bit of a fight that eventually sets the spark for the bustling romance between the two, that scene took place in Foster Lane at Goldsmith’s Hall.
It was a bit of a challenge for the filmmakers to shoot that scene in Goldsmith’s Hall because, between the cameras, the crew, extras, and the cast, the director and producers had to go to great lengths to film such a complex scene in such a small space. While that ballroom looks huge, in fact, it is rather small.
In the movie, we see some exterior shots of iconic places like the Old Royal Naval College in Park Row, the Queen Anne’s Court, as well as some aerial shots of the London Metropolitan area. London is a historical city that was a trading post on the banks of the Thames River and predates the Roman Empire as well as the foundation of the Kingdom itself.
Hampshire
Hampshire also served as a filming location for the movie. Home to some iconic and historic landmarks of British history like the Odiham Castle, the Penwood Estate, and its lake. It was also used to film some of the exterior shots of Goldsmith’s Hall.
The beauty and complexity of this production were only possible thanks to the clever and professional work of the production crew, who managed to get all the permits, clearances, licenses, and agreements with authorities, land owners, and municipality officials to bring cast and crew to the premises and shot this hilarious film.
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Greenwich
Greenwich is where the 0-degree marker of the Prime Meridian is located and was also home to the Greenwich Observatory. Its skyline features impressive architecture from Tudor and Baroque periods, like the Queen’s House and the Royal Naval College. The area is also famous for its Royal Park, which holds several historical sites such as Cutty Sark (a 19th-century clipper ship) and the Old Royal Observatory. A few outdoor shots were taken in Greenwich for this movie.
Kent
Kent is known as the ‘Garden of England’ due to its lush landscape and rural areas. This county is also home to several historical sites such as Leeds Castle, Dover Castle, Canterbury Cathedral, and Hever Castle. Many scenes from this movie were filmed in Kent, including aerial shots of the coast that feature prominently in the background. Several scenes, like the Polo match or some dialogues, were shot in the vast and lush green sceneries that Kent has to offer.
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