Prince Harry and Elba actually have a long-standing connection. Elba received a grant from Harry's charity, The Prince's Trust, at the age of 16, which helped him kickstart his career. He later became an ambassador for the charity, ultimately meeting and befriending Harry and Meghan Markle in the process.
Years later, Elba took responsibility for the music at Harry and Markle's royal wedding in 2018, and it sounds like he did a great job. "I think Meghan was the one that was really letting it go," Elba told ET Canada in March 2023 when asked who was the best dancer at the wedding. "You know, she was real . . . she just had a lot of fun. It was her wedding. So she had the greatest time," the actor said, adding that although he was extremely nervous for the gig, Markle helped him out by sending a playlist ahead of time.