Elsbeth found a new and surprising way to bring up Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — but this time in connection to a funeral.
During the Thursday, April 10, episode of the hit CBS series, Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) investigated the owner of an elite funeral home, Arthur Greene Jr. (David Alan Grier), who appeared to be involved in his nephew’s murder. The investigation overlapped with a burial service for a high-profile public figure, which meant Elsbeth ran into a photographer outside of the historic funeral home.
“Are you hoping to take pictures of the senator’s family?” Elsbeth asked, to which the photographer responded, “Family? No. Friends? Yes. Rumor has it, Harry and Meghan are going to be here. A good shot of them will make my whole year.”
Elsbeth wished the photographer “good luck” before reuniting with him later in the episode. This time, the royals weren’t mentioned because the photographer informed Elsbeth he was leaving after the “family decided to cremate instead.”
Michael Parmelee/CBS Who knew that Carrie Preston‘s quirky CBS procedural Elsbeth would be secretly brilliant at throwing subtle — yet fun — celebrity shade? After originally appearing on The Good Wife and The Good Fight, Preston was reintroduced as Elsbeth Tascioni, who became a de facto detective that aids the NYPD in their investigations. The […]
ICYMI, Elsbeth has previously mentioned the Duchess of Sussex, 43. A January episode followed Elsbeth’s investigation into a holistic wellness center after a patient was found dead in his car. Elsbeth immediately got a bad feeling about the facility’s founder (Eric McCormack) after getting the case assignment from Captain Wagner (Wendell Pierce).
“In the meantime, I need you on a case. A young man, Cole Campbell, was found deceased on the highway. His car ran off the road,” Captain Wagner said. “The last place he was seen was some fancy spa where celebrities and the royals go to.”
Wagner poked fun at the wellness center, adding, “The global press was already trying to frame Meghan Markle, and she wasn’t even there!”
Before his lead role on the quirky procedural, Pierce, 61, played Meghan’s onscreen dad in Suits, which ran from 2011 to 2019. Meghan filmed her final scene for Suits in 2017 amid her engagement to Harry, 40. Meghan later departed the series, moved to the U.K. and married the Duke of Sussex in 2018.
“It was the last night of working and I said, ‘Meghan, your life is going to change, and you’re going to be in a bubble, but just always remember, no matter what, I’m your friend, you have lots of friends,’” he recalled on Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? in March 2024. “‘We’re always thinking about you, we’ll always be there for you. And you know, no matter where you are, always know you have a friend in me.’”
Harry and Meghan’s time in the U.K. was full of ups and downs and the couple made headlines in 2020 when they announced that they were stepping back from their duties as working members of the royal family. Harry and Meghan confirmed in February 2021 that they would not return to their senior roles and instead moved to California with son Prince Archie, now 5, and daughter Princess Lilibet, now 3.
While Harry and Meghan were only mentioned on Elsbeth in passing, other celebrities have made onscreen cameos. Jane Krakowski, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Blair Underwood, Keegan-Michael Key, Laura Benanti and Vanessa Williams are just some of the stars who have played fictional roles since Elsbeth premiered in 2024.
Elsbeth airs on CBS Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET. New episodes stream the next day on Paramount+.
