'Never heard of it': Rob McElhenney pokes fun at 'Megflix' ahead of meeting with King Charles and Camilla
WREXHAM, WALES: Rob McElhenney reportedly cracked a joke about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix docuseries ahead of meeting King Charles in Wrexham with Ryan Reynolds. The royals toured Wrexham AFC, which the actors had bought in 2021, and met players, staffers and co-chairmen, on Friday, December 9. Reynolds and McElhenney joked they had taken etiquette lessons before their meeting with the King and Queen Consort Camilla.
The actors said they had not watched the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's controversial Netflix show, which aired the day before the King and Queen Consort's visit. McElhenney reportedly said, "I've never heard of it," as per Daily Mail.
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Speaking to media ahead of their meeting, Reynolds said, ''I would say that we're impossibly excited to welcome him to the Racecourse ground, this historic church that resides in the heart of Wrexham and is the heart of Wrexham.'' A video of people cheering Charles as he arrived in his cavalcade was posted by Calon FM.
Crowds gather outside St Giles church in Wrexham to welcome King Charles III & The Queen Consort pic.twitter.com/kPJnpFahuI
— Calon FM (@CalonFM) December 9, 2022
In one of the pictures of their meeting Reynolds and Charles were seen laughing together before the King and McElhenney shook hands on the field. Prior to posing for photos, Charles and Reynolds had a brief conversation.
Charles was beaming as he spoke to players. Reynolds reportedly said, ''Rob and I both said early on, and this holds true and for the rest of our lives, we will do anything to uplift and elevate this community and this club and having the King pay a visit is certainly one way to do it. That's for sure. Very excited.''
In the documentary 'Welcome to Wrexham', which was being shot while the King and Camilla came, the celebrities documented their takeover of the club. According to McElhenney, the King must be a supporter of the team. He said, "This is an incoming call. So we hope that he's a fan. If not, we'll make him a fan." Reynolds said he hoped to talk to the monarch about the work they were doing to improve the club and stadium. "I would love to tell him a little bit about what it is that we're hoping to achieve with the renovation of the Kop stand, and it's not even a renovation, I would say that it's a complete reimagining of the Kop stand, and what that will mean to not just the club, but the community of Wrexham as well," he reportedly said.