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Meghan Markle To Narrate Disney Movie In First Post-Royal Job

Profits will go towards helping endangered elephants - by Grace Back
  • 27 Mar 2020

Now that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have announced their decision to "step back" from royal duties, they're free to explore other job opportunities. For Meghan, that includes returning to her old acting roots.

The Duchess of Sussex has wasted no time in doing just that and has signed a deal with Disney to benefit wildlife charity Elephants Without Borders. 

Watch Below: Harry and Meghan make last official appearance as senior royals

The official Disney Nature Twitter account announced the exciting news alongside a trailer of the forthcoming short film which is set to grace our screens on April 3.

Elephants will follow the story of a family of elephants who endure a 1,000 mile journey across Kalahari Desert in Africa.

As the trio search for green space to roam, they come under a number of threats on the way - a plot designed to shine light on the real-life issues faced by endangered animals across the globe.

Though Meghan is not the only star to take on the project, as award-winning actress, Natalie Portman, will also get behind the mic in a similar movie. 

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The move to work with Disney is just another step in Harry and Meghan's bid to separate their charity work from that of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

In June 2019, they first filed to register a trademark for their own foundation. The filing was officially published at the end of December, signifying that the duke and duchess, who can now be found at their website here, are pulling away from the charitable work of William and Kate.

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The Sussexes will formally step down from their royal roles on March 31.

They have not been shy in publicly declaring their love of elephants since tying the knot.

On August 12, the duo helped mark World Elephant Day by sharing photographs from their private trip to Botswana in 2017 on Instagram.

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🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘 Today is #WorldElephantDay and we are pleased to announce that since we followed our friends at @ElephantswithoutBorders (EWB) on Instagram in July, when we were celebrating the environment, you and our friend @TheEllenFund (@TheEllenShow) have spread the word and EWB have been able to help protect 25 elephants by fitting them with satellite navigation collars! These collars allow the team at EWB to track the elephants, as well as to learn their essential migratory patterns to keep their corridors safe and open so future generations of elephants can roam freely. In honour of this amazing support, EWB have named their most recently collared Elephant...ELLEN! We can't wait to see where she will go! 🐘 Two years ago on World Elephant Day, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined Dr Chase to help in this conservation effort. Below, a few words from Mike and his partner Kelly at EWB: * 'Today is a day to honor and celebrate the majestic elephant and to make a strong stand for conserving and protecting one of the world's most beloved animals. elephants are intelligent, sentient beings capable of emotions from joy to grief. They are 'environmental engineers,' a key-stone umbrella species, and the fight to save them is in effect, a fight to save entire ecosystems and all wildlife. Today elephants are facing many challenges; habitat loss and competition for resources creates conflict with humans, climate change and fires destroy much needed resources and poaching for the demand of ivory makes elephants bigger targets than ever. African elephants are especially prone to human-wildlife conflict because of their large home ranges. Finding, preserving and creating elephant corridors is therefore of great importance in helping to maintain habitats suitable for movement and minimising human-elephant conflict. Corridors are a mitigation technique to better the livelihoods of local communities and the elephants themselves, by providing environment and ample space for wildlife to navigate from one habitat patch to another, without affecting the livelihoods of communities.' * EWB - Dr Mike Chase, Ms Kelly Landen . 📸 by DOS © SussexRoyal Additional photos: EWB

During their break from the spotlight, the couple assisted Dr Mike Chase of Elephants Without Borders in helping with conversation efforts.

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