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" Ravenswood star Merritt Patterson has been cast in E!&amp;#039;s new drama series The Royals. The actress will play the American girlfriend of a prince (William Moseley) in the show, which stars Elizabeth Hurley as the British Queen, reports Deadline.  Patterson&amp;#039;s character also happens to be the daughter of the royal family&amp;#039;s head of security, meaning her relationship with the prince doesn&amp;#039;t go down well with Hurley&amp;#039;s Queen. The series - which comes from One Tree Hill creator Mark Schwahn - is the first scripted show to be commissioned by E!. It was picked up for a full season in March.  Vincent Regan, Alexandra Park, Tom Austen, Jake Maskall, Ukweli Roach and Oliver Milburn also feature in the ensemble cast.  The one-hour drama series will hit screens in 2015, with production to begin on the programme later this month in the UK. Watch a teaser trailer for The Royals below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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