Daisy Ridley is going to give William and Harry a personal tour of new Star Wars set

William, who has just returned from a busy tour of India and Bhutan, and his brother Harry will be shown around Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire on Tuesday by The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley, who plays the heroine Rey in the blockbuster movie saga.

Princes William and Harry will get a tour of Pinewood Studios by Daisy Ridley (Andy Stenning/AP/PA)

They will also be given a private sneak preview of the set of the next film, Star Wars: Episode VIII, and meet Mark Hamill, who plays Luke Skywalker, director Rian Johnson, and other members of the cast who are filming on the day.

They will see a number of production workshops, meet the specialist creative teams and see the production process for some of the most famous props, costumes and creatures from the new Star Wars features.

As well as Daisy they’ll also meet Mark Hamill (pictured) and director Rian Johnson (Anthony Devlin/PA)

The Force Awakens – the seventh instalment of the series – saw the return of original cast members Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Hamill and was the highest grossing film of all time in the UK.

The royal engagement is aimed at recognising the wealth of British creative talent involved in the production of the Star Wars films, Kensington Palace said.

Benicio del Toro has joined the cast for the eighth instalment (Ian West/PA)

Episode VIII is due to hit cinema screens in May 2017. Benicio del Toro is among the new cast, along with Wild actress Laura Dern and relative newcomer Kelly Marie Tran.

Rogue One – the first of three planned stand-alone spin-off films – is due for release in December.