The late Princess Diana’s youngest son, Prince Harry (33) and his new fiancee/actress, Meghan Markle (36), turned millions of heads when they announced their engagement on November 27, 2017. That was due to several reasons. The issue of race has been a big deal regarding the royal couple. Many racists were pissed that one of the most sought after cats in the world chose a half African American Princess (Meghan’s biracial: Caucasian and Black). Then there were millions of others who were hella happy that Meghan had said “Yes” and that the Prince will now have a Black bride. Simply put, their decision to jump the broom had folks shook in one way or another.
Fast forward to today and the future Mr. and Mrs….or shall we, say, the soon-to-be Prince and Princess, have released their official royal engagement photos. The royal Kensington Palace posted these photos online:
Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle, December 2017. pic.twitter.com/HrAc9FeN51
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) December 21, 2017
Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle, December 2017. pic.twitter.com/WHIMNNZzto
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) December 21, 2017
As y’all can see, Harry and Meghan look crazy in love and we couldn’t be happier for them.
Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney Should Be Proud
Ironically, Meghan’s and Prince Harry’s engagement pics made us think of Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney during the year of 1982. Many of us Old Schoolers will never forget their classic song, “Ebony & Ivory.” It was the perfect collabo’ between the ex-Beatle and one of the greatest ‘wonders’ of the music industry. The song was about races coming together in “perfect harmony, living in perfect harmony.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmALA8miQY8
Via TheHollywoodReporter: In an April 1982 interview with Bryant Gumbel on NBC’s Today, Paul said: “I had a song called ‘Ebony and Ivory’ that I’d written, and I wanted to sing it with a black guy. And my first thought was Stevie.” He’d been a longtime fan of Wonder: McCartney put a message to the singer in Braille on the back cover of his 1973 album Red Rose Speedway: “We love ya, baby.”
Wonder didn’t need much cajoling. In The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, Fred Bronson quotes the singer as telling Dick Clark on The National Music Survey: “I listened to the song, and I liked it very much. … I felt it was positive for everybody. I won’t say it demanded of people to reflect upon it, but it politely asks the people to reflect upon life in using the terms of music … this melting pot of many different people.”
Given the fact that Meghan and Prince Harry have received an array of mixed fan reactions, “Ebony & Ivory” needs to be their theme song. Why? Because they’re forcing the typically predominantly-white royal history to be viewed in a far more inclusive, diversified manner. They’re also setting a new tone for the world and their future kids, which, by the way, Prince Harry and Meghan have both stated they cannot wait to have one day.
Meghan and Harry will tie the knot at London’s St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in May 2018. Pretty sure those TV ratings will be high.
