Red, White & Royal Wedding

• Taylor Zakhar Perez as Alex Claremont-Diaz
• Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Henry
• Uma Thurman as Ellen Claremont, Alex's mother
• Sarah Shahi as Zahra Bankston
• Rachel Hilson as Nora Holleran
• Henry Ashton
• Alex Høgh Andersen
• Lena Headey as Princess Catherine
• Chloe Fineman
• Ellie Bamber as Princess Beatrice
• Clifton Collins Jr. as Congressman Oscar Diaz
• Stephen Fry as James III
• Thomas Flynn as Prince Philip
• Aneesh Sheth as Amy
• Malcolm Atobrah as Percy Okonjo

The film is a sequel of Red, White & Royal Blue (2023), which itself was based on the 2019 novel Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.^[1] The 2023 film was an enemies to lovers romance between the fictional third in line to the throne of the United Kingdom, Prince Henry (Galitzine), and the son of the fictional President of the United States Ellen Claremont (Uma Thurman), Alex Claremont-Diaz (Zakhar Perez), as they navigate their private lives with their public ones as figureheads for their respective countries.^[2][3]

In May 2024, it was confirmed that a sequel to the film was in development.^[4] López revealed the news at a Q&A after a promotional screening of the first film, followed by a teaser image with the caption "fancy another slice?".^[5][6] Unlike the first film, Red, White & Royal Wedding does not have a book it will be directly adapted from as the original novel was a standalone work.^[5] In October 2025, the project was officially greenlit and the title was released.^[7] Julie Rapaport, the head of movies at Amazon MGM Studios, added "we can't wait to bring fans an unforgettable new chapter in their love story."^[3]

The title, Red, White & Royal Wedding, triggered speculation that the film would be about the wedding between Prince Henry and Alex, drawn from a chapter exclusive to the Red, White & Royal Blue novel collector's edition which was about the couple planning a wedding. In a short clip released in January 2026, Galitzine and Zakhar Perez denied this and claimed the wedding was of Princess Beatrice, Prince Henry's younger sister.^[8]

Development

Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine reprise their roles as Alex Claremont-Diaz and Prince Henry respectively.^[7][3] Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter return to produce the film, and are joined with Michael McGrath, Matthew López, and Jennifer Salke, while Michael Constable and Casey McQuiston will serve as executive producers.^[3] Gemma Burgess, López, and McQuiston write the screenplay.^[9] Jamie Babbit will direct the movie. She previously directed But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), and expressed excitement about returning to a "queer love universe".^[7] In January, it was announced that Uma Thurman, Rachel Hilson, Stephen Fry, Sarah Shahi, Ellie Bamber, Clifton Collins Jr., Thomas Flynn, Aneesh Sheth, and Malcolm Atobrah were reprising their roles while Henry Ashton, Alex Høgh Andersen, Lena Headey, and Chloe Fineman were new additions to the cast.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Filming

Principal photography began in the United Kingdom in January 2026.^[14] Filming wrapped in March 2026.^[15]

Accolades

The film won the Queertie Award for Next Big Thing in March 2026.^[16]