‘Red, White & Royal Wedding’ Casts ‘Game of Thrones’ Star as Henry’s Mom and More
What To Know
- Prime Video’s Red, White & Royal Blue sequel is officially titled Red, White & Royal Wedding.
- Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine, who play Alex and Henry, made a special announcement on January 18.
- The full cast list was shared several days later, confirming new and returning characters.
FirstPrince’s future is going to feature some big names. Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez) and Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine) will return in Red, White & Royal Wedding, which has already kicked off filming. In the days since Prime Video announced that production had started — with a special message from the movie’s two leading men — the streamer revealed all of the returning and new cast members.
The sequel will continue the love story between the First Son of the United States and the Prince of Great Britain, which started in 2023’s Red, White & Royal Blue. Based on author and screenwriter Casey McQuiston’s book of the same name, Alex and Henry went from enemies to secret lovers, their relationship going public by the movie’s end. All of the sequel news comes a few months after McQuiston told Swooon, “Everybody is super excited to reprise their roles. I think a lot of them really formed these amazing bonds the first time around and are just excited to see each other again.”
First, Zakhar Perez and Galitzine’s January 18 video gave us a key detail about Red, White & Royal Wedding‘s plot, which surprised a number of book fans. Then, we learned that a major character from McQuiston’s book, who was absent in the first movie, will finally show up in the sequel. Scroll down to get the latest updates about Red, White & Royal Wedding, including the returning cast, plot details, and more.
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When is Red, White & Royal Wedding coming out?
Prime Video officially greenlit the sequel in October 2025. Shortly after Zakhar Perez was spotted in London, the Film and Television Industry Alliance confirmed that filming kicked off in the city on January 19. Though they end the first movie at Alex’s childhood home in Texas, it looks like FirstPrince’s business across the pond isn’t finished.
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The update comes after Prime Video released teaser art for the sequel in May 2024, featuring the tagline, “Fancy another slice?” The art featured a cake, a callback to Alex and Henry’s infamous cake-tastrophe, with a “2” candle and the flags of the United States and Great Britain.
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Sarah Shahi, who played the president’s right-hand woman in the first movie, spoke about the follow-up movie in September 2025. “It’s happening. There’s more stuff regarding Red, White & Royal Blue that’s coming down the pipeline as well,” she said on the Emmys red carpet. “I’m going to tease that. It’s very exciting. Fans will be happy.”
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actress added that “[the sequel] is happening and then some.” Does that mean a trilogy could be in the cards? We need more details, STAT!
What will Red, White & Royal Wedding be about?
McQuiston didn’t publish a sequel to Red, White & Royal Blue, but they did release a bonus chapter as part of the book’s collector’s edition. The chapter is told through Henry’s perspective and takes place several years after the events of Red, White & Royal Blue. Alex and Henry are engaged and plan to marry. They live in a Brooklyn brownstone that Henry bought after he stepped down from his role in the royal family. By the end of the chapter, the couple has decided to move to Austin, Alex’s hometown.
The sequel will likely draw on this extra chapter and explore uncharted territory with Alex and Henry. In the announcement video, Zakhar Perez and Galiztine revealed that the sequel’s “wedding” the title refers to is Bea’s wedding. “Not getting married,” Zakhar Perez said, to which Galitzine quipped, “That’s a long ways off.”
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McQuiston told Swooon that as they were creating the script with López, they considered what the book version of the couple’s story would look like. “Of course, I was thinking about, ‘What do I see in the future for the characters in the movie, but of course, then I’m always thinking, ‘How would this be different for the characters in the books?’ So I think a lot about what the future would hold for Alex and Henry of the book. And so for that reason, I don’t think I’ll ever say ‘never’ to a book sequel.”
Who is in the Red, White & Royal Wedding cast?
Perez and Galitzine will return as Alex and Henry in the Red, White & Royal Wedding, as well as Shahi. Considering the movie will revolve around Bea’s wedding, Ellie Bamber will be back as well. Prime Video revealed the entire cast list on January 22: Uma Thurman will return as Alex’s mom, as will Rachel Hilson as Alex’s bestie Nora, and Clifton Collins Jr. as Alex’s dad. Aneesh Sheth will return as Amy, the Clairmont-Diaz family’s Secret Service agent.
Stephen Fry will once again appear as King James III, and Thomas Flynn will reprise his role as Henry’s brother. Malcolm Atobrah will return as Henry’s best friend, Pez. Notably missing from the casting announcement is Akshay Khanna, who plays Henry’s royal attendant. He strikes up a romance with Shahi’s Zahra in the first installment, so whether they end up together in the sequel remains unclear.
A day after the initial casting announcement, Deadline reported that Game of Thrones veteran Lena Headey had joined the sequel. She’s set to play Princess Catherine, Henry’s mother. It was also revealed that Chloe Fineman had signed on for the sequel, though her role remains under wraps. So are the characters of new additions Henry Ashton and Alex Høgh Andersen.
Who is making Red, White & Royal Wedding?
McQuiston and Matthew López have teamed up to write the script for the sequel. They announced the sequel together at a special screening in California in May 2024 ahead of Amazon’s inaugural upfront presentation. López directed and wrote the screenplay for the first film.
Along with the movie’s new title, it was announced that Jamie Babbit, who’s known for the LGBTQ+ rom-com But I’m a Cheerleader, has signed on to direct. “After directing But I’m a Cheerleader in my twenties, I’m thrilled to be back in the queer love universe of Red, White & Royal Wedding,” Babbit said in a statement. “We all need this kind of optimism, fantasy and gay joy. I’m thrilled to work with this brilliant team.”
McQuiston shared their input on the film’s new director: “I’m so grateful to Matthew for all his hard work on the first movie and in co-creating this new story with me, and I know that Jamie has the vision, wit, and tenderness to take great care of Alex and Henry from here.”
Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti Schechter Films are returning to produce alongside Michael McGrath, López, and McQuiston.
“What a dream to be able to return to the world of Red, White & Royal Blue,” Berlanti and Schechter said. “There is no filmmaker better suited to direct this film than Jamie Babbit. Her decades of championing Queer stories and her track record of delivering smart, funny, heartwarming films and television gives us great confidence. … More than anyone, we want to thank the fans whose passion fueled this sequel. We are fans too and can’t wait to see Nick and Taylor as Henry and Alex together again.”
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