Even though Meghan Markle is technically the professional actress in the royal family, there’s a chance that Prince Harry could give her a run for her money. While at an event at Canada House, Prince Harry demonstrated his musical theatre prowess as he warbled an iconic tune from The Sound of Music on his way out. Luckily, the moment was caught on camera in case he wants to add it to his demo reel.
On Commonwealth Day earlier this week, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle showed up to Canada House and met with young Canadians with a background in fashion, the arts, business and academia. Royal producer Lizzie Robinson explained on Twitter that as the couple left the venue, they were bid adieu by “a staircase lined with young Canadians” - reminiscent of the Von Trapp children singing goodbye in The Sound of Music.
Prince Harry seized the moment and sang a couple of lines from So Long, Farewell, complete with a choreographed wave. You can make your own judgments on Prince Harry’s singing voice in the video below:
It was a moment that made Meghan Markle and others in the room laugh, however, we wouldn’t blame the Duchess if she felt threatened by his talent.
This isn’t the first time that he has revealed he’s a bit of a musical theatre nerd, as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were at Hamilton earlier this year for a date night. While there, he joined the cast onstage to give a little speech - but couldn’t resist having a go at Hamilton’s award-winning songs himself.
He started off the speech by singing a couple of bars from a song called You’ll Be Back. It was one of Prince Harry's best jokes and had the cast and audience in stitches, as the character who originally sings it in the musical is King George III - who is played for laughs. Based on creator Lin-Manuel Miranda’s enthusiastic response, it looks like Prince Harry might be able to land a gig on the West End if the whole monarchy thing doesn’t work out.
