Kate, Wills and Harry grab their wands for a wizard day out at Harry Potter film studios experience

• Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry attended inauguration of Warner Bros Studios in Hertfordshire
• Children and adults from the charities they support joined them on tour of film sets
• Duchess wore £38 spotty Topshop dress
• Trio were presented with their own Harry Potter wands and pretended to cast spells
• Prince William and Harry enjoyed sitting in the Batmobile as Duke joked 'does it come with a baby seat?'

The Duchess of Cambridge joined Princes William and Harry for a wizard day out at the Harry Potter film studios today.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry are attending the inauguration of the Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, where the highlights of their visit include a trip to the Great Hall, a special effects demonstration on Diagon Alley and even a wand lesson in The Gryffindor Common Room.
Kate, who is due to give birth in July, wore a short £38 spotted dress by Topshop and black suede heels with a black Ralph Lauren jacket pushed up at the sleeves.
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Wizard duel: The Duke and Duchess pretend to battle during their tour of the Harry Potter sets in Hertfordshire

Casting a spell: The trio mimic characters Harry Potter, Hermione and Ron as they lark around on the set with wands

Expelliarmus! The trio look like true students of Hogwarts as they point their wands

What every wizard needs: The royals couldn't contain their glee when they were presented with their wands

Don't turn me into a frog! The princes joke about with their wands on Diagon Alley

Watch out Voldemort! Kate casts a spell

The Duchess and the giant: Kate views the costume for the Harry Potter character Hagrid

Ron's big brother? Prince Harry visits the set of the Weasley family home - who he would fit right in with thanks to his red hair

Muggles allowed: William, Kate and Harry enter the Harry Potter set

Inside Hogwarts: The royals explore the Great Hall where numerous dramatic scenes from Harry Potter were filmed 

The trio have brought with them to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter, 500 guests, both children and adults, associated with some of the charities they support.

 

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The royal party were first shown props and costumes from the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises. William and Harry were clearly taken with a camouflaged Batmobile known as the Tumbler.
William turned to his brother and whispered: 'We should borrow that for the weekend.' He then climbed inside and turned on the engine, revving it to within an inch of its life.

Where's the start button? Prince William asked as he was delighted to sit on the 'Bat Bike' from the film The Dark Knight Rises

Blue steel: William looks as if he could be contemplating life as the caped crusader

Film fans: The princes marveled at Christan Bale's Bat suit from the Batman films

Can we have one? The Princes admire the 'Tumbler', a vehicle used in the Batman films

Under Batman's bonnet: The brothers are excited to see what drives the powerful Batmobile

Gotham's finest: The royal couple see the uniforms of the fictional city's police force up close

Step aside Christian Bale: Prince William joked he could take on the role if the actor, right, wants to retire as he got on board the Bat Bike

Wizard day out: The pregnant Duchess of Cambridge arrived at the Harry Potter film studios in a dress from Topshop

Optical illusion: The royal bump wasn't as evident today as it was earlier this week when the Duchess arrived in the spotty dress with her bag across her stomach...

...until she turned to the side when her six-month bump became more obvious

Peekaboo: Kate's bump is more pronounced in this front on shot as she arrives at the studios with her husband Prince William and brother-in-law Prince Harry

Keep it secret! Prince William joked that his brother Harry doesn't realise Harry Potter isn't real

Greetings: Prince William puts a protective arm on his wife's back as they meet people at the Hertfordshire studios

Summery choice: Kate teamed her High Street dress with a jacket by designer Ralph Lauren but had to hold the floaty fabric down, right, when the wind blew

Windswept: The breeze also played havoc with the Duchess' hair as she frequently had to put her locks back into place

Cue dress sell-out! Duchess looks magic in £38 polka-dot Topshop...

The Duke joked, 'where's the start button?', adding 'it's awesome, absolutely incredible' while his younger brother put his fingers beside his head for Batman's ears and said 'you need the ears'.

When William finally emerged from the Batmobile after a long while he said, 'I'm a very happy man' but when he spotted his wife the royal apologised saying, 'sorry, sorry'.
Clearly a fan, the future king then couldn't resist climbing on board the Bat Bike and posing for the cameras as Harry looked on enviously. Both brothers own their own superbikes - but clearly nothing on this level.

Family day out: The parents-to-be brought children and adults associated with their charities along for the tour

Royal welcome: Lady Verulam greets the Duchess with a curtsey

Due in July: Kate holds her clutch bag below her bump as she chats to people at the studios ahead of their tour

High Street bargain: Kate's dress is £38 from Topshop and sold out later in the day

The three royals also spent time examining Batman's heavy rubber armour.
'Is this really what the actor wore, how heavy is it?' William asked. He was astonished to discover it took 25 minutes for actor Christian Bale to put on.
The royals headed over to a 'green screen' where draftsman Ed Symon was seated on another model of the Batpod motorbike sited on top of a 'six axis motion base.' It was originally built for the broomstick flying in the Potter movies.
John Richardson special effects supervisor on the movies, said: 'We've had everyone on it from Harry Potter to Voldemort'.
There, William took to the controls of the simulator making the Batpod move up and around as if it was flying. William said 'I won't throw him off.' Turning to Mr Symon he said 'how much so you trust me?'

Take one: Prince William gave a short speech to formally open the studios

On trend: Kate rests a hand on her bump during the tour, left, while JK Rowling was also sporting spots at the event

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Symon replied: 'Completely -- go for it.'

Kate looked on anxiously and said: 'You're trying to throw him off!'

Afterwards Mr Symon said: 'That was amazing -- it was great fun.'

As it moved this way and that, Kate asked one of the technicians: 'Would they be acting whilst on that?'

Across the hall the trio met Harry Potter author JK Rowling and producer of all eight movies David Heyman. He said of meeting the royals: 'They all asked about the films -- they really like the films.'

He said that Kate was enthusiastic about how the movies attract continue to attract all ages. 'She was saying how the films were very much loved by the younger generations as well.'
In a speech to formally open the studios William couldn't resist making a joke at his brother's expense saying: 'To be honest, I’m over the moon just to have seen the real Batmobile and Batpod – you don’t do baby seats for those cars, do you, by any chance?

'On the other hand Harry’s just excited to see a real life talking owl in the Harry Potter studios.  I haven’t told him yet that Harry Potter is fictional, so please keep the secret for a little longer.‬'

He then held up a lifesize clapperboard and said: 'Warner Bros studios Leavesden. Act 1. Take 1.'
The visit will culminate with them hosting a most unusual meeting for their Charities Forum in the Great Hall, one of the original sets from the Harry Potter film series.
The Charities Forum is a collection of charities, of which The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry are Patrons.
Started in 2006, it provides a platform for collaborative activity between the 35 participating charities and organisations who meet twice a year to discuss ideas and ways to support each other.
During the first part of today's Studio tour, the Duke and Duchess and Prince Harry will also meet some of the creative teams from recent Warner Bros. Productions and be given an insight into the film making process as well as being shown some of the props and costumes from those films.
Warner Bros.’ £100 million facility, the first of its kind to be built in the UK in 70 years, accounts for a third of the dedicated major feature film production stage space in the UK.
It is the only film studio in the country to be owned and operated by a major Hollywood studio.
Formerly the production home of all eight Harry Potter films, Goldeneye, Star Wars Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace and Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow, the state-of-the-art studios now encompass nine sound stages, a 100 acre back-lot and one of the largest underwater filming tanks in Europe. It is available to all kinds of productions, not just Warner Bros., from commercials to music videos, TV shows to feature films.
The first production to shoot there since the redevelopment was All You Need Is Kill, directed by Doug Liman and starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.

Woman behind the magic: Kate meets Harry Potter author JK Rowling

Too much time filming indoors? The royals didn't meet Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe as he was at BBC Radio Two today looking paler than usual

Sports Illustrated model Chrissy Teigen upcoming wedding to John Legend - why she had to choose TWO gowns

Chrissy Teigen has revealed that she has finalized the details of her upcoming wedding to John Legend, 34, including the dress.
The 27-year-old model told Showbiz Tonight that she chose her 'soft and gorgeous' Vera Wang after her superstitious fiance accidentally glimpsed her first choice gown.
'John is very weird about [the dress],' she said.

Wedding belle: Sports Illustrated model Chrissy Teigen says she had to choose a new wedding dress after her singer fiance John Legend glimpsed a picture of her chosen gown

'He doesn't want to know a thing. He actually opened up my laptop one day and it was the first thing he saw and I completely changed the dress after he saw it.'

She continued: 'It's very important that it's a secret.'

 

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While Miss Teigen did not divulge details as to when or where the couple will be married, she did say that her guests will have to 'trek somewhere' to get to the location.
And as far as food is concerned, the model - who starred in Chrissy Teigen's Hungry, a Cooking Channel special detailing her wedding menu tasting - is planning on serving up 'very rustic' fare.
That would include her unconventional wedding cake, which she describes in the interview.

'John is very weird about the dress - he doesn't want to know a thing!'

'My cake is very important to me because I don't like sweets,' she said.
'So. . .What I'm going to do is a crepe cake, which is like hundreds of crepes stacked on top of each other with pastry filling and raspberry sauce.'
Miss Teigen, whose mother is Thai and father is Norwegian, has been dating her singer beau for five years after meeting on the set of one of his music videos in 2007.
The model said that he was the one to hit on her first.
'It was all him,' she said with a laugh, adding: 'Well, I was in my underwear!
'And that's why I'm a little worried when he has his own videos to shoot now,' she added. 'I'm like, "You going to find someone else to marry?"'

Miss Teigen, pictured modeling Beach Bunny Swimwear, shot to fame after appearing in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2010 as Rookie of the Year

Since their engagement in December 2011, the brunette has been openly indecisive about their wedding plans.
In February she told New York Magazine that she had ordered four different bridal dresses to choose from, even though she had yet to pick a location.

'They're not here yet, but they will be,' she said of the gowns. 'And it's going to be really sad. If you need any, let me know.'
The Delta, Utah-born brunette explained that she and her Grammy-winning fiance were planning on getting married on a farm in Tennessee, but they 'overhauled it'.
'I can't ever make up my mind,' she admitted.
Miss Teigen made her modelling debut in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2010 as Rookie of the Year. Her recent campaigns include Gillette Venus, Olay, Nine West and Nike.

Mommy and Daddy's little princess

Beyoncé and Jay-Z shower Blue Ivy with love as they take precious daughter for lunch in Paris

She may be on a world tour but Beyoncé still makes sure to put aside plenty of time to be with her family.
Her husband Jay-Z is currently accompanying her on tour and their bouncing baby Blue Ivy is getting to see the world too.
The superstar couple is currently in Paris and on Thursday they took their 15-month-old for lunch at Septime restaurant.

Baby love: Jay-Z showered Blue Ivy with affection as they dined out in Paris on Thursday

Taking turns: Beyonce and Jay-Z each took it in turns to cradle their bundle of joy

As they made their way into the eatery, Jay-Z showered the youngster with affection.
He was seen lifting his bundle of joy into the air and planting kisses all over her.

Blue was curious about everything around her and had wide eyes as she took in the restaurant interior and her fellow diners.

So in love: It was clear that the superstar couple are as smitten with one another as ever

Sealed with a kiss: Jay-Z was seen planting a tender kiss on the little one's cheek

Up in the air: The rapper proudly lifted a delighted little Blue into the air

She was dressed in a white T-shirt, jeans and black trainers adorned with flowers, and the little one’s proud parents took turns in carrying her.

Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, was dressed similarly in a white T-shirt and jeans while Beyoncé looked relaxed in her all-black outfit.

The previous evening Beyonce performed in the French capital at the Palais Omni Sport Bercy.

Funny face: Jay-Z made his adorable daughter giggle by pulling faces at her

Princess: Blue Ivy certainly has no shortage of affection from her famous parents

Precious cargo: Jay-Z held Blue's head close to his chest as they made a quick dash into the restaurant from their car

But only images taken by her very own professional photographer Frank Micelotta, who was allegedly hired to capture her 'best angles', have been released.
The Love On Top singer has banned press photographers from the concerts, a move which has caused some controversy.
Two images from Wednesday night’s performance have been approved and released as Beyoncé apparently attempts to prevent the release of unfavourable images.

Fresh as a daisy: Beyoncé went make-up free for the outing and showed off her natural beauty

Look at me!: Jay-Z tried to get his daughter's attention but she was more interested in her snack

Full of wonder: Blue is definitely at a curious age and spent a long time taking in her surroundings

Keeping close: Beyoncé rested her chin on her husband's shoulder as they made their way to their table

No photo credentials are to be granted for her concerts, her UK publicist has confirmed, and instead she is relying on her own snapper, Micelotta, to capture her in action. 
Fstoppers.com revealed Beyoncé's company Parkwood Entertainment is only giving out three to five pre-approved images to media after the show, and this recent snap is part of the bunch.
The photography ban comes after it was widely reported back in February that the singer's publicist had asked agencies or websites to remove 'unflattering' photos of the star during the energetic performance at the Super Bowl.

Sweet nothings: At one point Beyoncé appeared to be whispering into her rapper beau's ear

I'm right here!: Beyoncé stood just behind Jay-Z so that Blue could see her as she was ferried around by her father

Watchful eye: The singer is clearly a protective parent and didn't take her eyes off her daughter

Family first: Beyoncé is in Paris as part of her world tour but still makes sure she has plenty of time for her family

After publishing the shots, Beyoncé’s US publicist wrote to one website 'Respectfully asking' them to 'change' their article. 'I am certain you will be able to find some better photos,' she wrote.
However, bloggers fear that the move by the diva's camp may backfire, with publications and websites instead buying in pictures from fans and amateurs.
'They thought by not letting photographers in, they will have full control over the photos shown in the media,' F-Stoppers blogger Noam Galai writes. 'Huge mistake. Now not only is the mainstream media showing unflattering photos of her, they are showing bad-quality unflattering photos of her.'

Relaxed: The star dressed casually in an all-black outfit for the low-key lunch

A well-deserved break: No doubt Beyoncé was enjoying her downtime after performing the previous evening

Bonjour Paris: The trio dined at Septime restaurant in the French capital and their car pulled up on the curb to drop them off