My dream is coming true. I think all of us had the same dream when it was announced that the July 14th London premiere of The Lion King would be a fundraiser for Prince Harryâs conservation work (through the Royal Foundation) and that Harry would attend. We all hoped that Meghan would come too, and that we would see the photos everyone wants: Beyonce and the Duchess of Sussex. And now⊠it looks like itâs happening!!
Buckingham Palace confirm that Duchess Meghan will be joining Harry on the carpet for the #LionKing premiere this Sunday. And yes, @Beyonceâs people tell me that she will be attending. Expect the internet break down. https://t.co/h1uN21CJtu
— Omid Scobie (@scobie) July 11, 2019
Will all eyes be on Meghan or will all eyes be on Beyonce, and will they actually greet each other on the red carpet? Interestingly enough, Meghan has not attended a big red-carpet premiere event since becoming a duchess. There are all of those âroyal protocolâ rules for how one must âwalk a carpetâ too, and royals are not allowed to simply stand still and pose for photos on a carpet. They can only walk slowly down the carpet to ensure that everyone gets a photo, so there will not be any kind of âposedâ photo between Beyonce and Meghan, with their arms around each other, looking at the cameras. But I could totally see Meghan stopping to say hello to Queen B on the carpet, couldnât you? And then there will be tons of headlines about how she BROKE PROTOCOL.
Also: if Serena Williams wins her semifinal match today at Wimbledon, I suspect weâll see Meghan at the womenâs final on Saturday too. A weekend full of Meg appearances? Please and thank you. But of course Iâm expecting a full meltdown from the press if that happens. OOH I bet Beyonce will go to the Wimbledon womenâs final if Serena makes it too!! MAYBE THEY SHOULD SIT TOGETHER. And wear jeans.
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This is nice. I hope to see Meghan and Camilla at the Maleficent premiere!
I vote for the Queen to attend Maleficent premiere as she is close with Angelina đ
The crazies on twitter are going to go nuts and I’m living for it.
Right. The same people that complained about ‘how dare she want a private christening’ or ‘how dare she not want her photo taken’ are now going to be bitchin about ‘how Hollywood she is’ and ‘doesn’t she know royals don’t act like that’ yadda yadda yadda
This is why I’m mean to them on Twitter đ
@Oh No ~ tell us more! HOW are you mean to them on Twitter? I love your last sentence more than I should….. đ
I donât have twitter but tempted to get one just for this..
There are brainstorming sessions going on right now up and down Fleet Street, listing in advance, all of the atrocities the Duchess of Sussex will commit at the Lion King Premiere on Sunday.
âMeghan Holds Her Baby Wrong!â even if Archieâs not even there.
For real.
How many articles will have the words “broke protocol” in them? Or how “hollywood” she is? That all she wants is attention, that poor, poor Harry is just an abused, whipped man who is unable to stand up for himself because of evil, vile Meghan? Can’t wait. đ
A great description Bella!
Let’s make a pool! Or a bingo or something!
yasssss to all the photos
OMG yes!! This is a dream come true!
Screw royal protocol. Itâs Beyonce.
Beyonce is also pretty shy. They’ve never met before. She’s not overtly affectionate. I think they’ll be cute photos of them gushing on each other but not like hugging it out.
I’m so hoping for one brief photo op between the two. It wouldn’t be unprecedented, remember when Harry asked Daniel Craig for an autograph? And this just amps the overall star quality of the event, which was already REALLY high. YAY.
let’s hope she doesn’t wear jeans this time đ
sarcasm, right?
Yes, because jeans are *now* illegal & immoral
Hope she does
Of course she will..
There’s usually a line of the film cast/crew to greet the royals inside the venue that photographs get pics of. So maybe no posed on carpet, but inside yes.
All the racist haters will be supermad! No one triggers them more than Beyoncé and Duchess Meghan. I cant wait to watch their meltdown. Meanwhile I will be basking -hopefully- in great photos these two Melanated Monas together!
You’re so right! I’m late to the Beyonce fandom (Lemonade is my introduction to Beyonce post Destiny’s Child and that album is AMAZING, I feel like we should never stop talking about that) and since I’ve become a fan I’ve noticed that she triggers a lot of people. Kaiser should write a post predicting all of the dog-whistle headlines. Piers Morgan’s head is going to explode.
Piers Morgan’s head is going to fall right off.
And not a moment too soon! May his typing fingers go with it!
It will be lovely. Beyonce, Sussex’s at the Lion King.
Get ready for the racist UK tabloids and haters heads to go melting mode. .
Lol
Will and Kate had photos with The Carters in NYC, so I’m waiting to see the tabloid UK press hypocrisy.
They’re going to look and see if BeyoncĂ© is going to call Meghan Your Royal Highness and Ma’am. The press will skew as BeyoncĂ© snubbing Meghan.
HA! The meltdowns are about to epic! Everybody grab your popcorn and favourite wine, pour yourself a glass of wine and watch people just freak out
Sofia, forget those people! It’s Meghan and Beyonce. Whew
So can we now all agree that itâs totally fine for a person to do whatever they want to on maternity leave, even if thatâs just to attend the âfunâ events like Wimbledon, movie premieres, etc.?
Iâm so curious to see what Meghan will wear and about the movie itself! So far the biggest complaint seems to be that you lose a lot of recognizable emotion on the characterâs faces in the realistic CGI.
Of course itâs fine. I had two kids and no one dared tell me I could not go to dinner or a birthday party or even a tennis tournament while on maternity leave. If my bosses did that it would almost be like they owned me…oh wait, thatâs how her haters feel.
I can’t remember if it’s here or in twitter where someone wrote “I’m on maternity leave. That means I’m on leave from my job but not from my life”. Kate and Meghan should wear a shirt with this written on it. Lol.
Who has a regular life that includes meeting Beyonce at her movie premier and riding in a carriage at Trooping the Colour and sitting in the royal box at Wimbledon, though? These are the âfunâ parts of being royal. I personally donât have any problem with what they do- they are princesses, for ** sake!- but I still think sometimes they are stirring the haterade themselves…
And for whatever itâs worth, I hope Meghan brings Doria and Kate brings all her kids and they ALL get a selfie with BeyoncĂ©!
When was the photo in the red taken? Itâs a great ?maternity look for Meghan, wish she would do more bold colours
That looks like it was in Morocco. I love her in her one shouldered black maternity dress but would love to see her wear a color other than black.
This will be very exciting. We need to just ignore all the negativity that will come with that and enjoy, really. The DM or the sun is the equivalent of intouch, so …. donât let them bother you too much. I do not take them Serious at all. I just tune in for pics, no reading articles or comments.
Looking forward to it.
Love it! Canât wait for the photos. And I will also enjoy mocking the protocol police and the usual bitter suspects.
This looks great! OTOH though, likely also bring used by BP as part of the distract from Andy/Epstein campaign. It’s as if they think people can’t walk and chew gum st the same time……..
Meghan should bring her mom along too, since sheâs in town anyway. Heads will explode!
I hope her outfit is on point. LOL. As for The Lion King, the embargo has been lifted and the reviews are coming in – itâs currently at 51%. Iâm sure it will still make a shit ton of money but itâs not going to be the critical darling that people predicted.
Oh the pictures have hit the net. They hugged and it’s beautiful!
I’m sure the naysayers will talk crap but who cares?