
Duchess Meghan will attend the UK premiere of ‘The Lion King’ this Sunday!
By Zach Harper
We’ve already been seeing a lot of Duchess Meghan this month. She stepped out to Wimbledon to support Serena Williams last week, was on hand at Archie Harrison’s christening last weekend and cheered on Prince Harry on at polo on July 10. And we will soon see her again!
The Duchess of Sussex is heading to the UK premiere of Disney’s reboot of The Lion King on July 14, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. She will join Harry, Beyoncé, Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Billy Eichner,Alfre Woodard, John Kani, comedian John Oliver and other stars of the film for the evening at London’s Leicester Square.
Harry and Meghan surprised fans when they stepped out to an MLB game in London on June 29. Photo: © Handout/Chris Jackson/Invictus Games Foundation via Getty Images
The film is set to open in UK cinemas on July 18 and in North America the next day. The Duke of Sussex is said to be a lifelong lover of The Lion King, which was originally released in 1994 when he was just nine years old.
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The UK premiere will be held “in support of the conservation and communities work of His Royal Highness through The Royal Foundation,” according to the Telegraph. Disney will also pledge US$1.5 million to the Lion Recovery Fund in connection with the film, the publication reports.
Conservation and a love of the environment are things that are very close to Harry’s heart, and he shares that passion with Meghan. The duke is a patron of African Parks, and there’s a good chance it will be included in his new charitable foundation with Meghan when it launches next year. So it makes sense the duchess would make her first red carpet appearance following Archie’s birth with him to support this important cause!
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Of course, conservation is likely to be on the agenda when Harry and Meghan head to South Africa together later this year, and when Harry travels to Angola, Malawi and Botswana. The duke has long been outspoken about Botswana’s ecological importance and the huge biodiversity of the Okavango Delta there and its source rivers in Angola, and has highlighted it repeatedly on the Instagram account he shares with Meghan.
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On July 6, Harry and Meghan stepped out to the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle to christen Archie Harrison. They were accompanied by Duchess Kate, Prince William, Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla and the late Princess Diana’s sisters Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale. The special event had a guest list of fewer than 25 people.