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Not just Meghan Markle: British royals who tried acting, from Sarah Ferguson’s Friends cameo and Prince Charles on Coronation Street, to Queen Elizabeth’s turn alongside Daniel Craig’s 007

STORYTracey Furniss
From full length interviews to short cameos, find out which members of the Royal Family made appearances in films and on TV! Photos: NBC Universal, AFP, Getty Images, Coronation Street/Facebook
From full length interviews to short cameos, find out which members of the Royal Family made appearances in films and on TV! Photos: NBC Universal, AFP, Getty Images, Coronation Street/Facebook
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  • Queen Elizabeth strutted out with James Bond and ‘jumped’ from a helicopter in a memorable scene for the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony
  • Sarah Ferguson enjoyed a turn on Friends while her daughter Princess Beatrice was an extra on The Young Victoria

Meghan Markle’s racy early film roles might get all the clicks today, but she’s hardly the only British royal to have made a turn in front of the cameras. Princess Beatrice, Zara Tindall, Prince William, Prince Charles, Sarah Ferguson and even Queen Elizabeth herself have all made cameo roles on screens big and small.

Meghan Markle

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Meghan Markle and Wendell Pierce on set together in Suits. Photo: NBC Universal
Meghan Markle and Wendell Pierce on set together in Suits. Photo: NBC Universal
The Duchess of Sussex may have given up her Hollywood dream to marry Prince Harry in 2018, after appearing in television series Suits and starring in a few forgettable Hallmark films, namely Dater’s Handbook and When Sparks Fly.
But she went back to the big screen after leaving the royal fold when she narrated the Disney film Elephant.

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth and Daniel Craig’s James Bond character walk purposefully along the corridors of Buckingham Palace in their mini-movie for the 2012 London Olympics. Photo: AFP
Queen Elizabeth and Daniel Craig’s James Bond character walk purposefully along the corridors of Buckingham Palace in their mini-movie for the 2012 London Olympics. Photo: AFP
And who can forget the queen and her corgis in that mini James Bond movie with Daniel Craig, directed by Danny Boyle for the 2012 Olympics in London.