Prince William, 43, made a rare pop culture stop at Bad Wolf Studios in Cardiff, Wales, ahead of his appearance at the BAFTA Cymru awards, and he stepped into one of Great Britain’s most iconic sets! The royal got to see where Doctor Who is made, and even went inside the legendary TARDIS – it really was bigger on the inside!
“It was a pleasure to spend time at Bad Wolf Studios Wales in Cardiff,” Prince William wrote beside a video of the visit, which occurred on Sept. 10, on his Instagram account. There, he met “trainees supported by @bafta’s Prince of Wales Bursary and Screen Alliance Wales,” and explored “the sets of The Other Bennet Sister and Doctor Who” before “joining St Albans R.C. Primary School for a classroom puppetry workshop.”
“It was a complete joy to show Prince William around Bad Wolf,” Jane Tranter, the studio’s chief executive, toldTelegraph about the visit. “For Prince William to help highlight the work being done at the studios means a great deal… He was introduced to trainees from a wide range of departments, and it was fantastic to see him take such an interest in the new generation of TV creatives.”
Fans of the iconic TV show were thrilled to see the royal roaming around in the TARDIS – a time-machine-slash-spaceship used by the Doctor in the series, which looks like a regular police call box from the outside, but has seemingly endless space on the inside. The newest iteration of the show has been airing on BBC 1 for 20 years, including 13 seasons since 2005, so it’s no wonder it has a lot of fans.
“(Future) King in TARDIS, NICE!” said one commenter on Instagram, while another on X added, “Omg love Prince William already but seeing him entering the TARDIS has filled my heart to bursting… fantastic!”
Tranter added that “many of the SAW trainees have gone on to be awarded Prince William Bafta bursaries,” which includes funds from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts meant to provide financial support to early-career creative professionals in film, television, and games. “His Royal Highness was fascinated to hear how each of the trainees was using their bursary to further their careers,” she said.
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