--- description: Maybe now the Queen of England will finally sit in it? title: The 'Game of Thrones' Iron Throne Makes a Grand Entrance in London image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf942f55ce83266e3/6987844dcd1bba2ce26f5c3e/game-of-thrones-london.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The _Game of Thrones_ Iron Throne Makes a Grand Entrance in London by [James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 19, 2015 11:22 AM CUT  Fans wait for guests to arrive at the world premiere of the television fantasy drama "Game of Thrones" series 5, at The Tower of London, March 18, 2015. Fans wait for guests to arrive at the world premiere of the television fantasy drama "Game of Thrones" series 5, at The Tower of London, March 18, 2015.Toby Melville—Reuters by [James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 19, 2015 11:22 AM CUT Now that’s a kingly entrance. The Iron Throne was lowered via crane at the Tower of London for the _Game of Thrones_ season 5 premiere. The HBO series will have its world premiere screening in London on Wednesday night. Zai Bennett, director of the U.K. television channel Sky Atlantic,[reportedly told viewers](http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s151/game-of-thrones/news/a636234/game-of-thrones-iron-throne-arrives-at-tower-of-london-for-world-premiere.html#~p7iSgVGDi9zWLZ "undefined"): “Throughout its 1,000-year history, the Tower of London has been an iconic seat of power for English monarchs. As we lower the Iron Throne into the moat, ahead of Sky Atlantic’s world premiere of _Game of Thrones_, I’m proud that we can add our own seat of power to the Tower’s long and rich history.” Maybe now the Queen of England [will finally sit in it](http://www.ew.com/article/2014/06/24/queen-elizabeth-ii-visits-the-game-of-thrones-set-actual-monarch-doesnt-sit-on-pretend-seat-of-power "undefined")? > [](https://twitter.com/skyatlantic/status/578172631725268993) **MORE:** [3 Things We Learned From These New _Game of Thrones_ Clips](http://time.com/3749757/game-of-thrones-season-5-clips-2/ "undefined") _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/18/game-thrones-iron-throne-london "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3750588/games-of-thrones-london/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3750588/games-of-thrones-london/"},"headline":"The Game of Thrones Iron Throne Makes a Grand Entrance in London","datePublished":"2015-03-19T11:22:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:16:57.805Z","description":"Maybe now the Queen of England will finally sit in it?","url":"https://time.com/3750588/games-of-thrones-london/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf942f55ce83266e3/6987844dcd1bba2ce26f5c3e/game-of-thrones-london.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf942f55ce83266e3/6987844dcd1bba2ce26f5c3e/game-of-thrones-london.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Game of Thrones London","caption":"Fans wait for guests to arrive at the world premiere of the television fantasy drama \"Game of Thrones\" series 5, at The Tower of London, March 18, 2015.","creditText":"Toby Melville—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3750588/games-of-thrones-london/","name":"The Game of Thrones Iron Throne Makes a Grand Entrance in London"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Game of Thrones Season 5 Tyrion & Varys (HBO)","description":"Game of Thrones Season 5 Tyrion & Varys (HBO)","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/IomVtQUG/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-03-18T20:29:01.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/IomVtQUG.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3750588/games-of-thrones-london/","duration":"PT36S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3750588/games-of-thrones-london/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```