In an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Billy Eichner revealed the strict protocols he had to follow when meeting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at The Lion King premiere in London.
In an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Billy Eichner revealed the strict protocols he had to follow when meeting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at The Lion King premiere in London.
So, naturally, he was invited to the official premiere in London, England, on July 14th.
But among the long list of celebrities on the invite list was none other than the royal couple, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
He was sent an email outlining the dos and don'ts.
"What makes you nervous is that in the days leading up to it [the premiere], they email you a protcol of how you're supposed to greet Prince Harry and Meghan," he said.
They are royal and must be treated as such!
"Like, not kidding — you're supposed to say 'your royal highness', you can't speak until your hands are like, in a handshake with his".
"I'm not kidding!," he exclaimed.
"But um, I got really nervous," he said. "Because what do you say?"
But then Billy explained how pleasant the royal couple turned out to be in person — despite all the daunting build-up.
"Although, they were very very nice," he said. "And totally chill and down to earth and lovely."
And Jared got to say hello to them after all.
"What's strange is that Meghan and I both went to the same college here — we both went to North Western, we were both theater majors, and we were there at the same time."
"So, we ended up having this very casual conversation about our acting teachers at North Western."
"Harry was great too. They were very nice, lovely, beautiful looking people."
So, there you have it. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are just as amazing in person as we always hoped they would be.
"OMG Here I am completely freaking out to @Sethrogen about how I’m going to greet Prince Harry and Meghan I’M CRYING ," he wrote.
"Meghan and I talked about our @NorthwesternU acting teachers (shout out to Mary Poole and David Downs!)"