Meghan Markle Elephant Movie Gets Good Reviews

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American princess Meghan Markle bid farewell to royal duties, and now is back to living her best Hollywood life. The former Suits star made her Disney+ debut as the narrator in Elephant, and the reviews are in: Fans are loving Meghan’s soft, soothing voice, and the important message she’s spreading.

Elephant tells the story of a herd of elephants as they make their way from the Okavango Delta to the Zambezi River and back again. The film, from Disneynature, is focused on the matriarch of the herd, which was one of the reasons why Meghan signed on to provide voiceover for the doc in the first place.

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It is supremely done! From the pitch of her alto voice to the warmth that resonates from her heart she connects you to the journey of the elephants and thrills you with anticipation of what’s next, that makes you love her even more. Congratulations Meghan . Well done! ♥️♥️
— Cynthia Epps (@csepps1) April 3, 2020

#ElephantOnDisneyPlus has taught me alot about elephants. Wow and Meghan narration is soothing, silky, fierce and incredibly warm. Can we have more Meghan doc narrations pleaseeeee🙏🏿
— lily social distacing (@Mliliane8) April 3, 2020

My girls watched the new Elephant documentary on Disney Plus and they loved it! I highly recommend it plus Duchess Meghan’s voice is lovely.
— Denise (@so_many_books) April 3, 2020

Just finished watching “Elephant” Meghan was great. #ElephantsonDisneyPlus
— 2getherweRstrong (@njabbitscover) April 3, 2020

Watching Elephant on Disney+.
1) because I love elephants
2) because I'm going to support anything with Meghan Markle in it.
— 🏳️‍🌈Faith Lehane🏳️‍🌈 (@Trubie2012) April 3, 2020

This is the 2nd person that worked with Meg recently that has spoken out positively. Hopefully this is all part of the drive to reclaim the narrative around Meghan and her voice can be heard again. I've just watched Elephant and it was fab.
— Bibi Yinka (@BibiYinka) April 3, 2020

Thank you @Disney, @disneyplus for hiring #Meghan to narrate #Elephants. I would not have watched or subscribed without the #DuchessofSussex. I learned so much about Elephants. I forward to anything she’s involved in. Loved it!! pic.twitter.com/2kXGR7epGw
— Marian Owens (@OwensMarian7) April 3, 2020

I'm watching the Elephant documentary narrated by Meghan Markle and she's got such a calming voice. I love her but we been knew
— jen ⎊🐧 (@marvelshes) April 3, 2020

“[Meghan] was absolutely intrigued by the elephants and transfixed, especially by the female empowerment side,” Vanessa Berlowitz, who made the film alongside Mark Linfield, explained to People. “How important the matriarchs are to the story; it really is all about female leadership. It’s a different form of power — it’s about consensual leadership. It’s also very inclusive, as well — very contemporary. She was absolutely fascinated by that.”

Given the backlash that Meghan has received before and after her exit from England, it’s heartwarming to see fans so receptive to her new work, one that combines her passion for acting with philanthropy.

Though Prince Harry was recorded on camera talking to Disney CEO Bob Iger about potential voiceover work for Meghan at the Lion King premiere in 2019, Meghan’s connection to Elephant was sparked neither two years prior. In 2017, Meghan and Harry met with the filmmakers in Botswana for their charity, Elephants Without Borders, and they apparently wanted to sign Meghan to the film right away. Meghan will now donate the salary she received from Elephant to Elephants Without Borders.

What’s next for Meghan? While she’s already planning more charitable endeavours alongside her husband, it’s unclear if she’ll continue to work with Disney — or find a new creative outlet. Until then, may we suggest she record some audiobooks for those of us in social isolation?

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