Red, White and Royal Blue’s Most ‘Magical’ Movie Scene Was Straight From Casey McQuiston’s Book
usmagazine.comRed, White and Royal Blue director Matthew López was able to bring one of the book’s most “magical” moments to screen, and it ended up being his favorite part of his debut film.“I really loved doing the V and A scene,” the Tony Award winner exclusively told Us Weekly. “I loved being in that museum.
We got to take over that museum for a night. We got in there at about 9:30 in the evening, and we left at sunrise.”The scene in the Amazon Studios movie, based on Casey McQuiston‘s 2021 novel Red, White and Royal Blue, takes place in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.
Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine) suddenly left Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez), son of the first female President of the United States (Uma Thurman), with no explanation.
Alex flies to England to confront Henry and figure out why the man he loves ghosted him.When Alex arrives, he learns Henry is torturing himself because he loves Alex but doesn’t believe he can ever be an out-and-proud gay man without turning his back on the royal family.He takes Alex to the V and A, explaining that his late father brought him in the early mornings to see the art before the crowds and now he visits in the middle of the night. “When I was younger, I’d dream of taking somebody I loved here, and he’d love it as much as I did.
