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'The Lion King' star Billy Eichner said 'even Beyoncé' was nervous to meet Meghan Markle and Prince Harry - INSIDER

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 04:52 AM PDT

"The Lion King" star Billy Eichner said even Beyoncé was nervous to meet Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at the film's London premiere.
Eichner appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to chat about the cast's meeting with the couple, and the actor also spilled details on the "intense" royal protocol they were asked to follow.
"You can't speak unless your hands are in a handshake," he told Kimmel.
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"Even Beyoncé" was nervous to meet Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at "The Lion King" premiere, according to Billy Eichner.

Eichner, who stars in the live-action remake, appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Thursday to talk about the cast's meeting with the royals on Sunday evening.

"We were all kind of nervous, even Beyoncé," Eichner explained."What makes you nervous is that the days leading up to it, they email you a protocol of how you're supposed to greet Prince Harry and Meghan.

"And they are very intense about it, I'm not kidding. You're supposed to say 'Your Royal Highness.' You can't speak until your hands are in a handshake with his," he added.

"My very good friend Jared, they said he had to stand behind me and not speak unless he was spoken to.

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"I'm not kidding. I was like, 'does that same rule apply to Jay-Z?' I don't know, I have a feeling it doesn't."

A video of Beyoncé and Jay-Z's conversation with the duke and duchess went viral, after some people thought Beyoncé called Markle "my princess" during their meeting on the yellow carpet.

The couples bonded over their children, with Beyoncé calling Harry and Markle's newborn son, Archie, "so beautiful." Jay-Z even gave the couple some parenting advice.

"Always find time for yourself," he said in a video of the meeting.

Eichner went on to explain to Kimmel how his own meeting with the royals went, saying he wasn't sure how to properly greet them.

"I got nervous, because 'Your Royal Highness' sounds a little weird, and bowing feels weird. I don't even know what they want you to do," he said.

"In my head, I'm like 'what do you call her?' I keep thinking she's Princess Markle, but that sounds like a character on 'Super Mario Brothers.'"

A video of the actor rehearsing what he was going to say to the couple surfaced on Twitter earlier this week.

"I'm just going to say, 'pleasure to meet you,'" Eichner said in the clip. "Is that bad? I'm gonna say it, I'm gonna say it."

"I can't even say it," he backtracked, shaking his head.

But it looks like the meeting went smoothly in the end, as Eichner revealed he and Markle even bonded over their university days, as they both attended acting classes at Northwestern.

"The fairytale ending to my royal panic attack," Eichner wrote on Twitter.

Beyoncé Nears EGOT Status With Emmy Nominations For 'Homecoming' - Vibe

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 04:04 PM PDT

Five-time Grammy award-winning artist and activist, Lalah Hathaway will curate and perform at the Los Angeles edition of Future x Sounds LA at Ford Theaters (Aug. 31). The multi-city and art series will also present the sounds of Anna Wise, Justus West, Gwen Bunn, DJ Battlecat, and an appearance by Hathway's art collective, #realmusicrebels.

Future x Sounds invites artists, attendees, and society to question the world around them, with Hathaway leading the art journey. "L.A. welcomed me home at an early age and continued my music education. It kept me honest and kept me true to the eternal student within me," Hathaway said.

Celebrating the creative community and spotlighting the way music and education impact social change during an evening of live performances, collaborations, conversations, art installations and more, the event will host some of the most active and respected musicians in each city of the artistic community.

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LA! #futurexsounds #futurexsoundsLA #shiftingthespotlight #realmusicrebels @annathewise @djbattlecat @justus.west @gwenbunn AUG 31!

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"Their curation [Future x Sounds] is based on mutual inspiration, respect and the will to support each other's individual projects. It's pretty beautiful and powerful. As one of the most respected and authentic voices music today, Lalah Hathaway was an ideal choice to showcase Los Angeles with our inaugural series in this city," said Future x Sounds founder and executive producer, Angela Gill.

Hathaway was most recently nominated for three Grammy Awards in 2019 including, Best R&B album. The artist is one of the most elite of her time with 30 years of music under her belt. As a singer-songwriter and producer, she has collaborated with an extensive list of hitmakers including Dr.Dre, Anderson .Paak, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and Pharrell Williams. Also gracing the stage with legends Anita Baker, Stevie Wonder, Prince, and Herbie Hancock.

With LA x Sounds being one of her final destinations of the summer, Lalah, will first open the 2019 Lincoln Center Out of Doors summer concert series (July 24).

Future x Sounds will kick-off its multi-city tour in New York where they will partner with Summerstage to celebrate Black Woodstock and the 50th anniversary of Harlem Culture Festival (Aug. 17).

You can purchase tickets here.