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Coronation sensation Sir Karl Jenkins is setting the record straight on his connection toMeghan Markle.
The Welsh composer, 79, lit up the internet after attendingKing CharlesandQueen Camilla’scrowning ceremonyatWestminster Abbeyon Saturday. After cameras panned to him sitting in a prime front pew of the Quire, some social media users speculated that the white-haired, mustached man in aviators was the Duchess of Sussex, 41, in disguise. WhilePrince Harryflew in from California to see his father crowned, Meghanremained statesidewithPrince ArchieandPrincess Lilibeton Archie’s 4th birthday.
On Tuesday, Jenkins took toTikTokto confirm he genuinely attended the coronation in a now-viral video. The celebrated composer introduced himself and began, “I understand there has been a lot of interest in me since I appeared at the coronation of King Charles III.”
“I was there because I’d written some music, for the service really. I was quite surprised that some people thought I wasMeghan Marklein disguise. Someone wrote I was there to steal the crown jewels,” he laughed. “I look this way all the time!”
Jenkins then showed the Knight’s Bachelor badge (awarded in 2015 for his services to music) that he wore inside Westminster Abbey and added that he’s had a mustache since he was 18.
“So that’s me. Nothing sinister about it or surprising at all,” he concluded.
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“I am very honored. It obviously sums up Welsh culture — the harp — and he [the King] has always supported Welsh music,” Jenkins told the outlet before the big day.
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“I don’t know whether he chose it, but he was happy to have it there. I know he likes it — otherwise, he wouldn’t have asked me,” he added.
On the other side of the world, the Duchess of Sussex was celebrating Prince Archie’s May 6 birthday with a “low-key party” at home, a source previously told PEOPLE.Prince Harrytouched downlater that night, and Meghan wenthiking with friendsthe next day.
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Though the Duke of Sussex, 38, kept a low profile during the church service, one fellow guest says what matters is that he was present.
“I am delighted thatPrince Harrywas there,” says Colleen Harris, a former press secretary to the King and his sons, in this week’sPEOPLE cover story. “He would have personally regretted it if he wasn’t there to support his father. Speaking as a mother, [I believe] it was the right thing . . . and the King [was] delighted.”
source: people.com
