You may By no means Guess What Meghan Markle and Billy Eichner Bonded Over at The Lion King Premiere

Hakuna matata—Billy Eichner and Meghan Markle are principally buddies now. 

Okay, so possibly we acquired slightly forward of ourselves, however the Lion King star and the Duchess of Sussex did have what feels like a bonding second when the 2 crossed paths on the Disney remake’s European premiere on Sunday in London.  

Because the world is aware of by now, the American actress-turned-royal walked her first crimson carpet as a member of Britain’s first household over the weekend, chatting with the likes of BeyoncéJay-Z and Elton John, which naturally spurred a social media explosion. 

Throughout the premiere, she and Prince Harry met with members of the solid, together with Billy Eichner, the voice behind Timon. To followers’ delight, a hilarious video emerged on Twitter of Eichner getting ready to satisfy the royal pair. “OMG Right here I’m fully freaking out to @Sethrogen about how I’ll greet Prince Harry and Meghan I’M CRYING,” he defined on Twitter. That second and the 2 assembly may be seen within the video above. 

So, what precisely transpired when he and Markle got here nose to nose? Enable the actor to clarify. 

“BTW they had been each tremendous all the way down to earth and beautiful and Meghan and I talked about our @NorthwesternU appearing academics (shout out to Mary Poole and David Downs!)” he shared on-line.  

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The Duchess of Sussex graduated from Northwestern in 2003 with a double main in theater and worldwide research. 

In the meantime, co-star Seth Rogen, who performs his on-screen associate, Pumbaa, was stunned by one other celeb sighting on the premiere: Vin Diesel

“Oh my God Vin Diesel is right here!?” he mentioned with amusing mid-interview. 

The Lion King hits theaters on July 19. 

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