King Charles meets with Ryan Reynolds after Meghan Markle, Prince Harry release
Ryan Reynolds kicked off his goals by meeting King Charles III.
On Friday, the monarch and his wife, Camilla, Queen Consort, visited Wrexham Association Football Club in Wrexham, North Wales. The royals were in town to learn more about the redevelopment of the club, which the “Deadpool” star and fellow actor Rob McElhenney purchased in 2021.
The royals received a warm welcome at the Racecourse Ground Stadium before walking through the Player’s Tunnel. Afterward, they met with Wrexham executives Fleur Robinson and Humphrey Kerr. The pair were then personally escorted by Reynolds, 46, and McElhenney, 45.
The American stars bought the Welsh soccer club in hopes of taking the “historic yet struggling” fifth-tier team to the next level, FX reported. The move inspired the Hulu docuseries “Welcome to Wrexham” in August.
King Charles III speaks with co-owner of Wrexham AFC Ryan Reynolds during a visit to Wrexham Association Football Club (AFC) on December 9, 2022, in Wrexham, Wales.
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The team, established in 1864, is the oldest football club in Wales and the third-oldest international stadium in the world that still hosts international games, People magazine reported.
When the stars were asked whether they had seen Netflix’s bombshell docuseries “Harry & Meghan,” McElhenney, 45, joked, “I’ve never heard of it,” The Telegraph reported. Reynolds, 46, said he hadn’t seen it either.
“I’ve not seen it,” said Reynolds. “As a Canadian, and I’m sure Rob will speak as an American, we are not steeped in the culture as one would be growing up in the UK.”
On Thursday, the streaming giant launched the first three episodes of “Harry & Meghan.” It chronicles the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s estrangement from the royal family, and it chastises the British media, as well as the societal racism they believe has fueled the outrage over their relationship. The episodes dissect the symbiotic relationship between the tabloids and the royal family while examining the history of race across the British Empire, and how it persists.
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King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort meet with co-owners of Wrexham AFC, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney during their visit to Wrexham AFC on December 9, 2022, in Wrexham, Wales. Formed in 1864, Wrexham AFC is the third-oldest professional football team in the world. The club was taken over by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in late 2020.
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The docuseries features new interviews with the couple, as well as their friends and experts, on race and the media.
The media’s treatment of the former American actress, 41 — and what the couple felt was a lack of sympathy from royal institutions about the coverage — were at the heart of their complaints when they walked away from royal life almost three years ago and moved to Southern California. Lucrative contracts with Netflix and Spotify have helped them bankroll their new life in the wealthy…
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