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The clip shows the headmaster greet the Wales family in order of seniority starting with William, then Kate and then George, the second in line to the throne.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Series two sees a new era for St Gilbert’s, with headmaster Bernard, who had brought the scholarship students into the school, suspended following a school rebellion.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
The headmaster denied the allegations, and the lawsuit involving the private Christian school was closed in February 2019.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
No actors have been confirmed for the series to date, though reports are that Mark Rylance is at the top of the casting wishlist to play beloved Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore, and Paapa Essiedu is reportedly high on the wishlist to play Severus Snape.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Series two sees a new era for St Gilbert’s, with headmaster Bernard, who had brought the scholarship students into the school, suspended following a school rebellion.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
The headmaster denied the allegations, and the lawsuit involving the private Christian school was closed in February 2019.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
No actors have been confirmed for the series to date, though reports are that Mark Rylance is at the top of the casting wishlist to play beloved Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore, and Paapa Essiedu is reportedly high on the wishlist to play Severus Snape.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Headmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headmaster. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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headmaster
noun
head·mas·ter
-ˌmas-tər 
-ˈmas-
: a male head of a private school
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