The Duchess of Sussex announces return to the screen with first post-Royal job
Days before she steps down as a senior royal for good on 31 March, Disney+ has announced that Meghan Markle is returning to her Hollywood roots.
On Thursday, the new streaming service revealed that the Duchess of Sussex has delivered a voice over on the upcoming Disneynature documentary, Elephants.
In the tweet, a narrator announcing the news explains that Elephants is narrated by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex which ‘follows one family’s 1,000 miles journey across Africa’.
The film will be streamed on the platform on April 3.
PEOPLE reports that the Disney+ collaboration with Meghan will benefit the charitable organisation Elephants Without Borders, which is dedicated to conserving wildlife and natural resources.
Two new movies, two unforgettable journeys. Start streaming Disneynature’s Elephant, narrated by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, and Disneynature’s Dolphin Reef, narrated by Natalie Portman, on April 3, only on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/N0yW0e7Lv6
— Disneynature (@Disneynature) March 26, 2020
The charity is close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s hearts. In 2017, the royal couple travelled to Botswana to help the organisation in equipping a bull elephant with a satellite collar.
A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal) on Apr 4, 2019 at 12:33pm PDT
Last summer, during the London premiere of Disney’s remake of The Lion King, Prince Harry was overheard having a brief conversation with former Disney CEO Bob Iger about his wife’s interest in doing voiceovers.
"You know she does voiceovers," the royal was overheard saying in a video of the meeting.
Following the couple’s engagement in November 2017, Harry spoke of the couple’s trip to Botswana.
"I managed to persuade her to come and join me in Botswana," he recalled in a BBC interview about the engagement.
"We camped out with each other under the stars. She came and joined me for five days out there, which was absolutely fantastic. So then we were really by ourselves, which was crucial to me to make sure that we had a chance to know each other."
During her final visit to the UK before stepping down as a senior royal later this month, the Duchess met with 22 students who had received scholarships from the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) at Buckingham Palace.
Speaking with the students, the royal said: "When we go to Botswana, we grab a backpack and pitch a tent! It’s not much, but that’s how we like it!"
From 31 March, the couple will no longer carry out official engagements and duties on behalf of the Queen and royal family. That process will be reviewed after 12 months by all parties involved.
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