Billy Porter on Duchess Meghan: ‘There’s a black woman in the palace, honey!’

Billy Porter arrives at Fashion For Relief, Spring Summer 2020, London Fashion Week, British Museum UK - 14 Sep 2019

Billy Porter attended a lot of events and shows during London Fashion Week. He really enjoyed himself and from the looks of it, the designers absolutely adored having him sit front row at all of their LFW shows. Porter seems like such a happy burst of energy, and he was dressed to the nines at every event. While he was in London, he also chatted with People Magazine about his first trip to LFW, and how the Duchess of Sussex is his style/life inspo.

Billy Porter never holds back when it comes to his style, and now for London Fashion Week he’s channelling a regal look inspired by Meghan Markle.

“I’ve been doing my Meghan Markle all week with my little fascinator,” the actor told PEOPLE at the Christopher Kane show at London Fashion Week on Monday, adding: “I might keep wearing it when I get back to America!”

So what does he think about Meghan adding a modern edge to royal fashion? “There’s a black woman in the palace, honey, that’s all we need!” Porter said with a laugh, adding: “We’re loving her over in America!”

[From People]

This is all true! When Meghan turned up at the women’s singles final at the US Open, she sat in Serena Williams’ box, and before the match, they showed Meghan on the big screen. Everyone applauded and cheered for her. We really do love Meghan here in America and we love that we’ve got an American woman in the palace. And this: “There’s a black woman in the palace, honey, that’s all we need!” Yes! Now I want Meghan and Billy Porter to hang out.

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  1. Nev says:

    WORD!!!!!

  2. lauren says:

    Love Megs but she doesn’t consider herself a black woman–she considers herself a biracial one. I’ve always wondered how her mother feels about that…

    *This coming from a biracial black woman who has no choice but to be a black woman in the world*

    • bonobochick says:

      It doesn’t make Duchess Meghan less Black in the eyes of some that her father is white. Look at the British media and their slaver mentality towards her.

      I’m sure Ms Doria is fine with her daughter stating she is mixed race as she is. It doesn’t negate her Blackness at all AFAIC

      I know there’s a twitter screencap floating around from her time on that site responding to someone that she & her mother would disagree that [Meghan] is not Black.

    • RedRoyal says:

      Did you read Meghan’s old tweet? “@MishMarques: @Mischa_SuitsFan @meghanmarkle is not black. That list shouldnt have put her on there”.

      Meghan replied, “my mom and I would certainly disagree”.

      In 2013, Meghan joined the “I Won’t Stand For” Campaign. She was talking about racism. She referred her as a black biracial woman or biracial woman. The video was on YouTube. For some reason the video got deleted.

  3. MellyMel says:

    Period!

  4. Ruthyjones says:

    Another person sucking the life out of England whilst millions suffer from poverty, what a win for enverybody.

  5. Megan says:

    Billy is fabulous.

  6. Fluffy Princess says:

    I love that he is true to himself and that he doesn’t apologize for it. It’s admirable.

  7. Lightpurple says:

    If you’re in the Boston area, check out the pre-Broadway run of Billy’s The Purist at the Huntington Theater at the Calderwood. It is excellent.

  8. kerwood says:

    Preach, baby!

    The Royal Family should send a gift basket to the United States in thanks for Meghan Sussex. That woman has single-handedly breathed life into a sad, tired group of in-bred bores. Oh, and a pedophile.

    Meghan was enough to get the Cambridges off their asses, which is quite an accomplishment when you consider that nobody else had managed to do it.

  9. Chimney says:

    Yes Billy! Black women in highly visible positions make me so happy bc people are constantly trying to make out like we (black women) are less than. When Michelle and Barry O were in the WH I used to remind myself of where they were/where they started as an psuedo affirmation when I was fed up with racist bs. Now I can do a similar thing with Meghan 🙂

  10. ariel says:

    I keep that photo of him on the Oscar red carpet in his tuxedo gown on my phone. Billy Porter is everything.

  11. Jillian says:

    Good god, I love Billy Porter! He has such incredible taste in clothing on top of his exceptional talent

  12. weezle says:

    Actually, she’s a mix of cultures and skin tones…just like most of us. I don’t care about the amount of melanin is in someone’s dermis is, I care about what’s in their heart. I wasn’t born in America, but I was a minority in the society that I grew up in, and I was never treated differently (except parents used the language that I understood to talk to me).

    • kerwood says:

      Thanks to wholesale rape when our ancestors were enslaved, MOST descendants of African slaves are a MIXTURE.

      It seems the Duchess of Sussex brings out a lot of racial issues in a LOT of people. The privilege in your comment is pretty strong. For many people in this world, having a certain amount of melanin can mean the difference between life and death. Or the difference between being praised for merely existing and being criticized for working your ass off.

      If you don’t understand what that feels like, find a Black person and ask them. They’ll tell you that if you’re lucky enough to be blessed with melanin (Black don’t crack!), a lot people don’t give a SHIT what’s in your heart.