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"Prince William was among the many stars in attendance at the royal premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in London tonight (December 12). He was initially expected to be joined by the Duchess of Cambridge, but she canceled her appearance as she continues to recover from acute morning sickness. Photo Gallery: &amp;#039;The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey&amp;#039; royal premiere:  The cast of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey all made appearances, with Sir Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Cate Blanchett and director Peter Jackson posing for photographs at Leicester Square. Richard Armitage - who plays Thorin - walked the special green carpet and took a cast photo with Andy Serkis, while The Hobbit&amp;#039;s Company of Dwarves actors James Nesbitt, Adam Ori, Jed Brophy and Mark Hardlow were also present. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which is the first of three films, opens this Thursday (December 13) in the UK and debuts on Friday (December 14) in the US. Watch a trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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