Duchess of Disney: First trailer for elephant film narrated by Meghan Markle is released after Prince Harry pitched for voiceover work at Lion King premiere
- The Duchess of Sussex, 38, will be voicing a Disney documentary on elephants
- Meghan Markle’s collaboration will benefit Elephants Without Borders charity
- Comes after Prince Harry was seen touting wife’s voiceover skills to Disney boss
The Duchess of Sussex’s first gig after quitting the royal family has been revealed – with Meghan voicing a Disney documentary on elephants.
Her collaboration with the popular film making company is set to benefit the Elephants Without Borders charity – an organisation dedicated to conserving wildlife and helps protect the animals from poaching.
Meghan agreed to do the voiceover after a direct request from filmmakers, and recorded it in Britain this autumn after seeing footage of the documentary, according to The Telegraph.
A trailer for Elephant revealed that it ‘follows one family’s extraordinary 1,000 mile journey across Africa on an adventure that will change their lives’.
It comes after the Duke of Sussex, 35, was filmed touting his wife’s voiceover skills to Disney boss Bob Iger at the UK premier of Lion King in July.
The Duchess of Sussex’s first gig after quitting the royal family has been revealed – with Meghan voicing a Disney documentary on elephants (pictured with Prince Harry)
Meghan’s collaboration (pictured) with the popular film making company is set to benefit the Elephants Without Borders charity – an organisation dedicated to conserving wildlife and helps protect the animals from poaching
The Disneynature documentary will start streaming on April 3 on Disney+, three days after she and Harry quit as senior royals, the company revealed today.
It sees African elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo as they are led by their great matriarch, Gaia, across the Kalahari Desert.
They will face dwindling resources and vicious predators as they try to follow their ancestor’s footsteps to a green paradise.
Last year, the Duchess joked that she and Harry attended the premiere of The Lion King in London, to ‘pitch’ for work, footage from the event revealed.
The Duke of Sussex (left) chats with Disney CEO Robert Iger as Meghan (second right) embraces singer-songwriter Beyonce
The Duke was also filmed touting his wife’s voiceover skills to Disney boss Bob Iger at the occasion in July.
In May 2019, the royal couple were given a rare honour by Disney – a beautiful watercolour Winnie-the-Pooh animation to celebrate the birth of the new royal baby.
Hand-drawn by senior principal artist Kim Raymond, the heartwarming story depicts the world’s favourite bear delivering a book to Archie.
The arrangement with Disney hints at Meghan’s future career plans, which could see the couple use their celebrity status to benefit chosen causes.
The royal couple will officially end their roles as senior royals on March 31 as they ‘work to become financially independent’.
Meanwhile, Prince Harry has taken a keen interest in African conservation projects over the years and in 2017 he became the president of African Parks.