Meghan Markle Just Met Beyoncé at London's 'The Lion King' Premiere
The star-studded London premiere of Disney's The Lion King is taking place on July 14, 2019.
Both Meghan Markle and Beyoncé are in attendance at the much-anticipated event, which even features an orangey yellow (instead of red) carpet.
The Duchess of Sussex was filmed hugging Queen Bey in an iconic moment that will never be forgotten.
The U.K. premiere of Disney's remake of animated classic The Lion King is finally taking place in London.
And fans were understandably excited following reports that British royalty Meghan Markle and global superstar Beyoncé would both be attending the premiere. After all, during the singer's BRIT Awards acceptance speech earlier this year, she posed with husband Jay-Z in front of a regal portrait of the Duchess of Sussex.
The epic introduction between the two legends (and Bey's husband, Jay-Z) was shown on the big screen inside the movie theater:
They even hugged. Reader, I think I am dead now:
I’ve got a feeling this is what you might hVe been waiting to see 😉 pic.twitter.com/eICJgwlrJk
- Rebecca English (@RE_DailyMail) July 14, 2019
When the Queen met the Duchess #TheLionKing pic.twitter.com/cL1zK1FU5r
- Hanna Ines Flint (@HannaFlint) July 14, 2019
The Carters meeting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at #TheLionKing premier in London 😍 pic.twitter.com/NDWVvg7QYc
- @KensingtonTeam (@KensingtonTeam) July 14, 2019
Despite technically being on maternity leave following baby Archie's birth earlier in 2019, Meghan reportedly chose to attend the British movie premiere. As The Lion King remains one of the world's most beloved movies, it makes sense that Meghan would want to attend.
Plus, as royal correspondent Omid Scobie previously reported, the premiere "is being held in support of his conservation work through The Royal Foundation.@WaltDisneyCo have also announced #ProtectThePride, a campaign to protect the dwindling lion population across Africa."
Prince Harry will attend the Euro premiere of @disneylionking on July 14, which is being held in support of his conservation work through The Royal Foundation.@WaltDisneyCo have also announced #ProtectThePride, a campaign to protect the dwindling lion population across Africa. pic.twitter.com/wETe1nSBRi
- Omid Scobie (@scobie) June 28, 2019
Ahead of the event, royal correspondent Omid Scobie wrote on Twitter, "Buckingham Palace confirm that Duchess Meghan will be joining Harry on the carpet for the #LionKing premiere this Sunday. And yes, @Beyonce’s people tell me that she will be attending. Expect the internet break down." Understandably, fans were pretty excited about the prospect of the Duchess of Sussex and Beyoncé crossing paths. And now we have nothing to look forward to.
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