Who would’ve thought Disney could be commenting on the feud between Meghan Markle and Princess Catherine?? Nonetheless publicly taking sides!?
On Wednesday, Page Six heard from a movie reviewer who had the prospect to look at the Mouse House’s highly-anticipated new model of The Little Mermaid earlier than it’s launched later this month — they usually found it accommodates a number of royal connections!
For starters, by casting the first-ever Black portrayer of Ariel (performed by Halle Bailey), there are lots of similarities to Meghan and Prince Harry‘s love story. Forgetting the very fact the musical facilities on a mermaid, the premise is fairly shut: a Black girl, completely out of her ingredient, falls in love with a white prince. Sound acquainted?
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Well, that’s not all. There’s an much more particular dig at Kate Middleton! The insider dished:
“Ariel has sacrificed her voice in order to get to the surface and [meet] Prince Eric. She can’t speak so he tries to guess her name. His first guess is Diana. His second guess is Catherine, but after [Ariel gives a disgusted] reaction, he [concludes] ‘OK, definitely not Catherine.’”
OMG!!
Those names can’t be a coincidence!
Diana is clearly Harry’s mom’s identify, Princess Diana. And, in fact, Catherine is Kate’s full identify! Why else would the filmmakers select these names and Ariel’s harsh response to the latter in the event that they weren’t making an attempt so as to add a little bit royal easter egg? The supply felt equally, saying:
“Disney would be disingenuous to imply those name choices were coincidental.”
It’s additionally price declaring that the Suits alum has in contrast herself to the mermaid, too. Back in 2021 when she and her husband sat down with Oprah Winfrey, the Duchess of Sussex recalled rewatching the traditional movie, expressing:
“I was sitting in Nottingham Cottage, and The Little Mermaid came on. And who as an adult really watches The Little Mermaid? But it came on, and I was like, ‘Well, I’m here all the time. I might as well watch this.’ And I went, ‘Oh, my god, she falls in love with the prince and because of that she loses her voice.’”
She’ll be happy to know Ariel may be very a lot on her aspect of the feud! LOLz! Thoughts?! Sound OFF (under)!
[Image via MEGA/WENN & Walt Disney Studios/YouTube]
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