A HOST of stars gathered in the West End for the royal UK premiere of the new Hobbit film.
The Duke of Cambridge joined them for the Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in London’s Leicester Square without his wife, who continues to rest at St James’s Palace suffering from acute morning sickness.
Sir Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis and Cate Blanchett, who reprise their roles from the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Martin Freeman, who plays main character Bilbo Baggins in the JRR Tolkien adaptation, all attended.
They were joined by showbiz figures including boyband McFly, Olympic long jump gold medallist Greg Rutherford and singer Nick Cave.