After seeing a performance of Hamilton in London, Prince Harry delighted the crowd with a few bars from one of the show’s most hilarious songs.
While there are still many of us who haven’t had the opportunity to see Hamilton live onstage, most of us have listened to the soundtrack a few million times. And while the entire musical is brilliant, some of the most hilarious songs in show are sung by King George III, like “You’ll Be Back,” which the monarch sings to the American colonists after they declare their independence from England.
So when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attended a performance of Hamilton the same night as the show’s creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Prince Harry didn’t pass up the chance to get his moment in the limelight, singing a few bars from the song made famous by the fictionalized version of his ancestor.
Prince Harry came up after curtain call to speak to the crowd, thanking the Hamilton London cast and crew for their amazing performance and their hard work raising money for Sentebale, a charity co-founded by Prince Harry to raise money to provide aid to young people affected by HIV in Lesotho and Botswana.
But before he talked about the charity, he began to sing the iconic first words of “You’ll Be Back,” much to the cast and crew’s delight. Kensington Palace tweeted out the hilarious moment, and we’re so glad they did.
"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
The crowd is, understandably, delighted, and true to form, Lin-Manuel Miranda is so overcome with giddiness that he begins stomping on the floor. While the royal stopped singing pretty quickly, it’s a pretty adorable moment that proves how widespread the love of Hamilton goes. Meghan Markle was even reported to tell the cast that her husband loves the show so much that he can’t stop singing songs from the show.
With all of Prince Harry’s love for Hamilton, we can always hope that Miranda can convince Prince Harry to sing a bit more from the show for a future performance, right? Until then, we’ll just enjoy this little clip a few dozen more times.