How does an American, rapper, son of Puerto Ricans meet with a Prince of the United Kingdom?
By performing a special performance of his hit musical.
Hamilton’s creator and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, put on a special performance of the Broadway hit for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The gala performance, which took place at the Victoria Palace Theatre, was held to raise awareness and funds for Sentebale which is an HIV/AIDS charity founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006.
Tonight we have a special gala performance for @sentebale in the presence of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and author of #HamiltonLDN, @Lin_Manuel. Funds raised will go to support the mental health and well-being of children and young people affected by HIV in Lesotho & Botswana pic.twitter.com/ZwVl7vJRxm
— Hamilton West End (@HamiltonWestEnd) August 29, 2018
The Duke and Duchess sat with Lin-Manuel in the audience.
The Duke and Duchess take their seats with @Lin_Manuel, @HamiltonMusical writer, for tonight's @HamiltonWestEnd performance.
Tonight will raise funds for @Sentebale – find out more about their vital work with children and young people affected by HIV: https://t.co/7etq333Nz4 pic.twitter.com/vWsCMwGwPD
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) August 29, 2018
And after the performance, those in attendance were treated to an even more special privilege — Prince Harry singing!
The Prince took to the stage and sang a few bars from You’ll Be Back before addressing the audience.
"You say…"
Thank you to the cast and crew of @HamiltonWestEnd for a fantastic performance, raising awareness and funds for @Sentebale's work with children and young people affected by HIV #HamiltonLDN pic.twitter.com/M5hmjTfhEz
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) August 29, 2018
Well, he’s young, scrappy, and hungry, and he didn’t throw away his shot!
