Musikerparret Beyoncé and Jay-Z were on Wednesday night awarded with a Brit Award for best international group, but even though it was them that was to be celebrated, they chose to use their acceptance speech to pay tribute to the british duchess Meghan.

the Couple could not even be present at the awards ceremony in London, so therefore they had recorded an acceptance speech on video. In the stand in front of a portrait of the duchess, where she is painted as the Mona Lisa.

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Thank you to the Brits for the award for Best International Group. I won this award back in 2002 with my besties, Kelly and Michelle. How lucky am I to have been in a group with my other best friend, the GOAT Hova. In honor of Black History Month, we bow down to one of our Melanated Monas. Congrats on your pregnancy! We wish you so much joy.

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Subsequently, Beyoncé posted a picture on Instagram, where she writes:

‘in honor of Black History Month (month in which there is a focus on black history in the UNITED states, red.) bow we us for one of our colored Mona. Congratulations with the pregnancy! We wish you so much happiness.’

Meghan and Harry, who were married in may, are expecting their first child in april. Photo: AP

Duchess Meghan, who has a white father and a black mother, is married to the british prince Harry, and together they await their first child this spring.

Destiny’s Child on the scene in 2005. Photo: AP

It is not the first time that Beyoncé has won a Brit Award for best international group. She won the several years ago with Destiny’s Child, and it mentions she is then also in its lookup.

– I won this award back in 2002 with my best girlfriends, Kelly and Michelle, she writes.

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