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Queen Elizabeth II Pays 'Game of Thrones' Set a Royal Visit

Queen Elizabeth II stops by to admire the Iron Thrones, the seat of power in medieval fantasy TV series "Game of Thrones."

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Brace Yourselves, Windsor is Coming.

Queen Elizabeth stopped to admire the Iron Throne Tuesday in the set of Game of Thrones as part of her 3-day tour in Northern Ireland.

The undisputed Queen of House Windsor, however, declined the offer to sit on the Iron Throne, the massive mesh of forged swords fought over by rival families in the mythical Seven Kingdoms of the hit HBO fantasy medieval drama.

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She instead accepted a miniature replica of the iron seat where previous kings Robert Baratheon, Joffry Lannister and others sat before their bloody deaths.

With the Duke of Edinburgh in tow, the monarch was toured around the Titanic Quarter set by showrunner David Benioff and writer-producer Daniel Weiss.

The Queen was led to the throne room where she came face-to-face with the Seven Kingdoms' queen regent Cersei of House Lannister played by actress Lena Heady as well as actors Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie who play star-crossed lovers Jon Snow and Ygritte, according to CBS.

It is not known whether or not the monarch is a Thrones fan, but youngest son Prince Edward is reportedly an avid viewer.

Game of Thrones has been filmed in Belfast since 2009 and is said to be one of the biggest European TV productions, contributing around $149 million dollars to local economy in addition to providing 900 full-time jobs and 5,700 part-time jobs, according to Today News.

Over the course of four seasons, the series has also created new tourist destinations to a region that currently enjoys two decades of peace after being torn by years of sectarian violence.

Wrapping up season 4 of the critically-acclaimed HBO series is the most watched episode of George R.R. Martin's saga yet. The season finale was aired in June 15 with plans for the next two seasons underway.

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