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Meghan Markle Celebrates her 40th Birthday With a Hilarious Melissa McCarthy Video
Prince Harry Was A Special Guest Who Revealed One Of His Talents
Madame Figaro
5-August-2021
To celebrate her 40th birthday, Meghan Markle released a comedy video with actress Melissa McCarthy and Prince Harry as a special guest.
Turning 40 definitely needs a celebration and Meghan Markle chose a unique way to do that. On August 4, Prince Harry's wife appeared in a video starring the American actress Melissa McCarthy, famous for hosting Saturday Night Live many times, and for starring in a lot of comedies such as The Heat and Tammy.
"It's my 40th birthday and I had an idea"
In the video, Meghan Markle calls her friend Melissa saying “It's my 40th birthday and I’ve got an idea,”. All excited, Melissa McCarthy, who’s dressed as Queen of England with a hat, a floral dress and a cup of tea, tries to guess what the idea is. "My first guess is another photoshoot under a tree where you’re looking very peaceful”. "Peaceful under a tree, it happens to me almost every day", replies Meghan Markle. “Are we finally going to get matching tattoos?” Continues the actress. "This one is you, and this is me, because sometimes I’m like are we twins?“ she adds showing a tattoo model. Markle replies: “I’ll save it for when I turn 50”. And McCarthy answers: “Are you going to do a Suits reunion? A party on a yacht?”. Definitely not though!
Prince Harry juggling cameo
“Because I'm going to be 40, I'm asking 40 friends to donate 40 minutes of their time to help a woman get back to work,” says the Duchess of Sussex. Engaged for many years with disadvantaged women, Meghan Markle recalls that 10 million women around the world who have lost their jobs because of Covid-19. "40 times yes", replies her friend Melissa. The video ends with a small blooper, in which Prince Harry makes a cameo. Located behind a window, we can see him juggling, a little awkwardly. The opportunity to unveil one of his talents.