'The Royal Treatment' Was Filmed in This Gorgeous Location Fit for a Prince
By Anna GarrisonJan. 19 2022, Published 4:Forty six p.m. ET
The latest Netflix royal romance to hit the streaming platform, The Royal Treatment, options former onscreen prince Mena Massoud (famous person of Disney's Aladdin) and Laura Marano (Austin & Ally). The tale follows New York City hairdresser Isabelle (Marano), who is allowed to paintings at the wedding ceremony of Prince Thomas (Massoud). However, something tells us that the prince's wedding ceremony won't be exactly as deliberate ...
The film is set in the nation of Lavania, however is Lavania a real place? Let's check out where The Royal Treatment was filmed.
So, where was 'The Royal Treatment' filmed?
Per New Zealand Herald, on Feb. 28, 2021, filming began in Dunedin, New Zealand, for The Royal Treatment. Filming happened on "Vogel St in the morning and later across Princes St; a white limousine, fit for a princess, was parked outside the historic and newly renovated Wains Hotel; and a taxi that did not a resemble any Dunedin taxis was parked behind it."
The newspaper also reported that several facades had been placed over native landmarks, comparable to the Wains Hotel, which won a Victorian-style royal makeover. The Otago Daily Times reported the interior scenes from the movie's trailer were shot in Olveston House.
Olveston House was up to now owned by way of businessman, collector, and philanthropist David Theomin, his wife Marie, and their two youngsters, Edward and Dorothy. The historical atmosphere has since been preserved for guided tours — and, it sounds as if, film units!
Larnach Castle stands in for the royal castle of Lavania. The castle is marketed as "New Zealand's only castle," and the land on which it stands was purchased in 1870 via William James Mudie Larnach, a local baby-kisser and businessman. Construction officially began in 1871 and was completed in 1874 when William and his wife moved in. Sadly, after a series of private and financial setbacks, William died in 1898.
Since 1967 the castle has been privately owned by Barry and Margaret Barker as a tourist attraction.
In early February 2021, Netflix known as for extras for Dunedin and South Island folks, in step with Stuff. The article additionally mentioned The Royal Treatment would film completely in Dunedin and Oamaru all over February and March with a production team produced from locals. Reportedly, the Royal Treatment set was one among the smallest global crews of film and TV in New Zealand at the time.
Is Lavania a real place?
Although lovers of the film is also dreaming about the day they're whisked off their ft through a beautiful prince from Lavania, sadly, Lavania is a fictional nation created for the film. Much of the Lavanian surroundings was created in New Zealand, which is, fortunately, an excessively real country, and fans are more than welcome to visit the area of their own volition!
Other well-known films and tv shows that used New Zealand's location include the Lord of the Rings collection, Wolverine, Mauri, The Last Samurai, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Piano, Mission Impossible 6: Fallout, Avatar, King Kong, and more.
You can catch The Royal Treatment and all its spectacular perspectives on Netflix starting Jan. 20, 2022.
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