Beyoncé and Jay-Z to Meghan Markle: 'We bow down to our melanated Monas'
Beyoncé and Jay-Z paid tribute to Meghan Markle in a video acceptance speech during the 2019 Brit Awards, congratulating the Duchess of Sussex on her pregnancy.
In the video, the couple do a short recreation of their music video, Apes. In the original video, they pose in front of the Mona Lisa. In their thank-you speech after winning the prize for Best International Group, the Mona Lisa is replaced by a portrait of Meghan wearing a crown and pearls.
Well played @Beyonce & @S_C_ 😂
— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) February 20, 2019
Watch The #BRITs 2019 live here: https://t.co/qj4KiENtGs pic.twitter.com/rGnmq0RUlr
In a post on Instagram, B said that they were paying tribute to Meghan.
"In honor of Black History Month, we bow down to one of our Melanated Monas. Congrats on your pregnancy, we wish you so much joy."
The video has received almost 2m views and the hashtag #MelanatedMonas soon trended on social media.
meghan stanning beyonce vs beyonce stanning meghan. a mood I wish I was on pic.twitter.com/MdjOQ24h0A
— barb (@nocompanies) February 20, 2019
Tim O’Brien painted this portraits of Queen Meghan and Queen Beyoncé pic.twitter.com/LH1xktup2C
— ⭐️Just Juliette⭐️🇫🇷 (@RoyalDetective8) February 20, 2019
Beyoncé & Jay-Z are just legendaryyyyy loool only acknowledging Megan Markle I respect it enensnsnjwjw 😂🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/AUKlCvXPXq
— manda (@Comanda_x) February 20, 2019
.@Beyonce and @S_C_ aka The Carters, filmed their acceptance speech for #BRITs “Best International Group” whilst stood in front of a portrait of Meghan Markle. pic.twitter.com/RBxQ0gWsVb
— Pop Crave (@PopCraveNet) February 20, 2019