IfHamiltonneeds a last-minute understudy,Meghan Markleis ready to go!
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the hit musical’s creator, recently appeared onThe Graham Norton Showwith hisMary Poppins ReturnscostarEmily Blunt– but talk quickly turned to seeingHamiltonalongside Meghan andPrince Harryin August for agala performance.
“I was scared when I saw it with the Duke and Duchess because Meghan knew the lyrics slightly better than I did. I was trying to mouth along, and I couldn’t get it all,” he said. “But I’ve been studying, and I think I can do it now.”
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The gala performance wasn’t the couple’s first experience with the musical based on the incredible life of American founding father Alexander Hamilton.Meghan and Harry spent a date night atHamiltonin Londonin February, thrilling the cast with their appearance among the sellout crowd. Meghan also saw the show in New York City with longtime palPriyanka Chopra. Beforedeleting her Instagram account, the formerSuitsstar shared a photo of the duo posing with the Playbill in hand.
“They’re fans of the show,” Miranda recalled, joking that Harry knew “secret ways” into West End’s Victoria Palace Theatre, as it was named for his relative.
In fact, the show pokes fun at King George III – who happens to be Harry’s sixth great-grandfather.
“I’m really glad he didn’t take it personally,” the show creator said of Harry.
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Despite the public teaser of his vocal abilities,Meghan revealed to cast members that her husband sings all the tunes at home.
source: people.com
