Welsh composer wasn’t Meghan Markle in 'disguise' after viral coronation joke: 'I look this way all the time'

The Duchess of Sussex chose to stay behind in California with her two children on Prince Archie's birthday while Prince Harry attended his father's coronation

A shaggy-haired, mustachioed and bespectacled Welsh composer – who became the center of a viral joke and conspiracy theory that he was actually Meghan Markle in disguise when he attended King Charles III’s coronation last Saturday – confirmed his identity this week. 

"My name is Sir Karl Jenkins," the composer said in a TikTok video while seated cross-legged on his sofa with soft classical music playing in the background. "I understand there’s been a lot of interest in me since I appeared at the coronation of King Charles III."

The award-winning composer explained that he was seated near the front of Westminster Abbey because he had written music performed at the ceremony. 

"I was quite surprised that some people thought I was Meghan Markle in disguise," he deadpanned before showing a social post of someone joking his look was "obviously a disguise" and he must be there to "steal the Crown Jewels." 

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Sir Karl Jenkins, right, became a viral sensation last weekend when social media users speculated he was Meghan Markle in disguise. (Getty/Karl Jenkins/TikTok)

"I look this way all the time," Jenkins professed, cracking up. He also defended his prominent mustache. 

"I’ve had the mustache since I was 18 years old – it was very trendy then," the 79-year-old smiled while showing a picture of himself playing the saxophone as a younger man. 

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"So that’s me," he concluded. "Nothing sinister about it or surprising at all." 

Sir Karl Jenkins, seen holding the knighthood award he wore to the coronation, seemed both surprised and amused by the viral sensation he caused last weekend. (John Stillwell - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Last weekend, the apparent jokes about Markle sneaking into the coronation in a fake mustache, wig and glasses began to appear on social media along with photos of Jenkins.

"Meghan Markle’s disguise nearly had me fooled…" one Twitter user wrote Saturday along with a screenshot of Jenkins at the coronation.

After Jenkins’ TikTok, many posted on social media to say his explanation is "exactly" what Markle dressed in a disguise would say. 

Even "Phantom of the Opera" composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, who was seated next to Jenkins during the coronation, tweeted that he can "confirm it probably wasn’t" Markle.

Another social media user mused, "Is there anything more 'Britain In 2023' than Sir Karl Jenkins taking to TikTok to explain that he is not Meghan Markle in disguise?"

While Meghan Markle skipped the coronation, she was on the minds of many there, including this anti-monarchy protester. (Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)

Markle made the decision to stay back in California with her and Prince Harry's children for Prince Archie’s fourth birthday, which was the same day as the May 6 coronation. Menwhile, Harry flew to London for one night to witness his father being crowned.