Prince Harry and Meghan Markle make a surprise appearance in Zoom poetry class in honor of Black History Month where Duchess ‘shared some of her favorite lines’ with stunned teenagers
- Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, joined a free poetry class organized by US-based group Get Lit Poetry, which works with young people across the country
- The organization hosted a free poetry class on Saturday in honor of Black History Month which was attended by writers aged 13 to 19
- Harry and Meghan joined the online class, much to the surprise of its members
- According to the Get Lit Instagram account, the couple were ‘magic and kind and interested in poetry’, and Meghan even ‘shared some of her favorite lines’
- The news comes just after it was revealed that the former Suits star has ‘some very serious and lucrative book deals on the table’
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left a group of young poets in a state of utter shock when they made a surprise appearance in an online poetry class over the weekend.
The couple were the guests of honor during a digital event organized by poetry group Get Lit in honor of Black History Month, during which Meghan, 39, ‘shared some of her favorite lines’ with the aspiring performers, while Harry expressed a keen ‘interest’ in poetry.
In a screenshot shared by Get Lit on Instagram, Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, are seen beaming with joy as they introduce themselves to the participants in the free class – which was attended by aspiring poets aged between 13 and 19 – many of whom are seen staring open-mouthed at the on-screen couple.
Surprise! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance in an online poetry class on Saturday, which was held in honor of Black History Month
Happy as can be: Harry, 36, looked very tanned as he and his wife, 39, joined the online class from their $14.5 million home in Montecito, California
‘We’ve saved the best for last! Guess who surprised our poetry class this weekend?!’ the group wrote in the caption, before going on to gush about their special guests.
‘It was the best weekend EVER! Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, were magic and kind and interested in poetry!’ the caption continued.
‘The Duchess even shared some of her favorite poetry lines. We are so grateful for their visit in honor of Black History Month. It goes down as most epic experience in Get Lit history!!!’
Several of the participants in the class also took to social media to share their surprise at seeing Meghan and Harry pop up on their screens, with one – Cielo – writing: ‘So…Prince Harry and Megan Markle came to our [Get Lit Poetry] practice on Saturday.
‘I- I’m at a loss for words on how cool and incredible this experience was. They were super kind, respectful and so genuine. I loved being able to hear them experience the impact of words and poetry with my fellow glps!!’
Another – Jovana – thanked the Duke and Duchess for giving her the chance to ‘share the art of poetry’ with them, while joking about how shocked she looked in the image taken during the class.
‘Live footage of me looking MORTIFIED trying to hold a conversation with Megan Markle,’ she wrote.
‘Thank you so much Get Lit for the opportunity and thank you to the [Duke] and Duchess of Sussex for allowing us to share the art of poetry with you.’