Royal Family paid multi-million sum by Marvel so new Avengers superhero movie can be filmed at Windsor Great Park
They are shelling out millions to shoot scenes for
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Marvel is paying the Royal Family millions to film next to Windsor Castle
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A 1960s-style US house has already been built
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The upcoming Marvel film boasts an all-star cast including Chris Hemsworth as Thor
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The blockbuster boasts an all-star cast including
King Charles, who is Ranger of Windsor Great Park, is said to have been made aware but is set to be on his Balmoral estate in Scotland during filming.
Marvel multiverse movie Avengers: Endgame is the second highest grossing movie of all time, raking in more than £2billion.
Marvel Studios, which is owned by Disney, has paid a fortune in location fees to erect its sets
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to Windsor Castle in Berkshire — with the money going towards maintaining the park.
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Windsor Great Park is owned by Crown Estates and the King gets 25 per cent of its annual profits.
The exact price tag is not known but a source said: 'Several million pounds is chicken feed to Marvel when their movies make billions.
'But the money will go to the upkeep of Windsor Great Park so the King of course has a keen interest.
'Some of the profits of Crown Estates make their way to the Royal Family so it's a win-win for everyone.
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'The Royal Family may even be persuaded to pop by and have a look at Thor in action.'
Planning documents estimate up to 300 crew and cast will be on site for filming this summer.
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Although the scenes to be shot at Windsor and the actors involved in them are being kept under wraps, the files show one set is listed as Luke Cage's House and the other is Annie Reynolds' House.
Cage is the alter-ego of Power Man with superhuman strength and unbreakable skin, while Reynolds is thought to be a new character as the mother of Sentry.
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Our exclusive photos show a 1960s-style US house for Cage that has already been built.
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King Charles is Ranger of Windsor Great Park
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The royals are likely to have a keen interest in the blockbuster film.
Charles is patron of the British Film Institute and
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William has been President of Bafta since 2010.
In 2023, Wills and Kate took kids George and Charlotte to meet the cast and crew of Lord of the Rings telly spin-off The Rings of Power, being filmed in Ascot.
The Princess of
Wales
has previously revealed
Prince
Louis' favourite superhero is Marvel character Spider-Man.
A spokesman for The Crown Estates did not want to comment.
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