Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney welcomed Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla as co-owners of Wrexham AFC soccer club in Wales on Friday, Entertainment Tonight reported. Gathered in the field, the four took pictures, shook hands and laughed together.
“Welcome to Wrexham Season 2: Charles in charge”, Reynolds later tweeted next to a photo of him and the king.
Reynolds never met McElhenney when he texted the “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” actor about buying the team during the 2020 lockout. However, they did in 2021 and filmed the process for the Disney+ docu-series ” Welcome to Wrexham”.
“You really have to watch Welcome to Wrexham for that to make sense.” McElhenney tweeted Friday, along with a photo of the four. “And even then, again [might not] Does it make any sense.”
Reynolds previously told Yahoo that the two actors bought Wrexham, the world’s third-oldest professional football club, to lead the underdogs to victory. While meeting the kings and queens was definitely not in the cards, sources told ET that the royals agreed to be filmed for the series.
Karwai Tang via Getty Images
“I had the opportunity to see one of the other wonders of Wrexham, which is the football club, who are committed to putting Wrexham on the map like never before,” Charles said in a speech later that day, he reported ET .
“And of course this comes after the Galle national team brought Wales unprecedented international recognition by qualifying for the World Cup,” continued the newly crowned king.
As Reynolds soars after this week’s People’s Choice Awards, the royals answered questions about the Thursday release of “Harry & Meghan,” a Netflix docu-series about the real lives of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle .
The series has already sparked controversy. A Buckingham Palace source told HuffPost that Netflix has not attempted to contact the royal family about the matter. Meanwhile, the streamer himself said that both Charles and Prince William’s offices had been contacted beforehand.
“They really don’t want to get involved simply because they don’t want to give breathing room or publicity to an already very popular docuseries,” copyright expert Katie Nicholl told ET. “So I think if they can do it without being drawn to it, then that’s probably the strategy.”
I’m a passionate and motivated journalist with a focus on world news. My experience spans across various media outlets, including Buna Times where I serve as an author. Over the years, I have become well-versed in researching and reporting on global topics, ranging from international politics to current events.