PRINCE Harry feared that juggling would be “weird” in Meghan Markle’s 40th birthday video, according to Melissa McCarthy.
The Bridesmaid actress, 50, starred in the Duchess of Sussex’s 40×40 campaign, which was created to celebrate Meghan’s milestone birthday this month.
During the video, the Duke of Sussex, 36, could be seen through the window comically juggling three balls in the garden of their Santa Barbara mansion.
In the clip, Melissa could be seen laughing hysterically when she spotted Harry’s cameo in the background, as Meghan joked: “What the?”
Melissa revealed that Harry confessed he thought he was going to “look weird” doing the circus act.
She told Access Hollywood: “She’s [Meghan is] doing such an amazing thing to celebrate her 40th.
“I just love that she is like, ‘Oh, what can I do to put some good and help some people out?’ Well that is awfully nice.
“Then in comes Harry and he’s like, ‘I can juggle’… Then he’s like, ‘Is it going to be weird if I stand outside and juggle?’
“I was like, ‘Weird in a way that will make me watch it five million times!’”
Melissa gushed about Meghan and Harry, and said: “They were so sweet and funny. I just find them very inspiring.
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“They’re carving out their own lives. They’re carving out their lives for their kids.
“The way she wants to celebrate her 40th is by helping and empowering other women. How do you not get behind that? They don’t take themselves too seriously.
“She said, ‘let’s do it in a fun way and see if we can drum up more people helping more women kind of get back into the workforce’… I was so pleased to be a part of it.”
The slick video, which encouraged people to “help women reentering the workforce”, gave a candid look into Meghan’s new life in LA, with the duchess seen wearing neutral colours as she chatted on a laptop with the famous actress.
The clip launched Meghan’s 40×40 initiative which sees the duchess ask A-listers including Adele and Stella McCartney to donate their time.
The video, believed to have been filmed in Meghan’s LA mansion, shows the former actress joke with Bridesmaids star Melissa about tattoos.
The duchess said in a post on her Archewell website: “In reflecting on my 40th birthday and the many things I am grateful for, I’m struck that time is among our most essential gifts.
“Time with our loved ones, time doing the things we love, time spent learning, laughing, growing, and the sacred time we have on this earth.”
During the sweet two-minute video, fans thought they spotted a first snap of Lilibet in family photos on her desk.
Here are three ways the Duchess took a swipe at the Royals in her birthday video.
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And the Queen, Kate Middleton and William wished Meghan a happy 40th birthday with sweet pictures of the duchess.
