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Molly Dowrick

Strictly Come Dancing: The royal contestants and shock new venue mooted for the 2022 series

Strictly Come Dancing will be waltzing its way back onto our television screens this autumn and the words on every fan's lips at the moment is "who will the celebrities be this year?" Directors usually sign up a varied list of actors, comedians and sportspeople, with the occasional social media star and politician, and usually announce the line-up over the summer months.

But for the first time ever, bosses involved in the hit BBC series are reportedly looking to sign up two very special celebrities - none other than the Queen's granddaughter, Lady Louise Windsor, 18, and 43-year-old England rugby star Mike Tindall, husband of Princess Anne's daughter, Zara, reports the Mirror.

With this year marking Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, and Strictly's 20th series, directors are said to want to make the celebrity line-up the strongest it's ever been - and feel that adding a Royal to the mix would do just that. To get the latest What's On newsletters from WalesOnline, click here

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