Everyone else can go home (even you, Dua Lipa [1]), because Beyoncé and JAY-Z just won the Brit Awards [2] . . . and they weren't even there. The couple picked up the award for best international group (for their collaborative work as The Carters) at the ceremony [3], which is basically the British equivalent of the Grammys. Since they couldn't be in London in person to accept the award, they sent a video message instead.

But this was no ordinary video message. Instead of a dull half-hearted thanks, the Carters delivered a piece of art. They paid homage to Meghan Markle [4] by standing in front of a portrait of the duchess wearing a tiara and pearls, which was created by illustrator Tim O'Brien [5] and originally featured on the cover of The Key's Summer 2018 issue [6] (the publication is for Kappa Kappa Gamma members, and Meghan was part of the famous sorority [7] during her days at Northwestern University). Bey took the lead in thanking UK fans for the award [8], before they turned to admire the portrait. It's at this point that a young voice (which just has to be their daughter, Blue) piped up to ask a very important question.

After the show, Beyoncé shared an Instagram photo from their video shoot with a heartfelt shout-out to the Duchess of Sussex, bestowing her with the title of "Melanated Mona." See what it is for yourself ahead. We're off for a cup of tea and a sit-down, because this is all too much for us.