The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry have recently been visiting the Star Wars: Episode VIII sets at Pinewood Studios. Several pictures of them meeting director Rian Johnson, and cast members such as Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, and John Boyega have popped up online, but Ali Arikan has posted a most intriguing one to Twitter:

That certainly does resemble an A-wing, though not exactly like a version of the starfighter that we’re used to:

If anything, it reminds me of the difference between the X-wings of the Original Trilogy and those in The Force Awakens. In any case, it’s exciting to see the return of this class of starship!

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This? Oh yeah, we're just standing in front of an #A-wing fighter on the set of @starwars #Episode8 pic.twitter.com/2tU5U1xcES — Nick LaBate (@nickthebassist) April 19, 2016

The princes review the troops of the #FirstOrder with C-3PO as their guide to the set of @starwars #episode8 pic.twitter.com/JVbsY58yTp — Nick LaBate (@nickthebassist) April 19, 2016

Even the royals want #freehugs from Chewbacca when they visit the set o#starwars #episode8 pic.twitter.com/ULueWxE6TX — Nick LaBate (@nickthebassist) April 19, 2016

Video of the guys checking out the props department here.

Update: Kevan spotted this from StarWarsCollector: