An apparent town crier has set up shop in front of Kensington Palace to proclaim the news of Meghan Markle's and Prince Harry's engagement.
"Oyez, oyez, oyz!" the crier yells in an ABC News video from the scene.
"Buckingham Palace is proud to announce the engagement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. God save the queen!"
Many were quick to celebrate the apparently British approach to spreading the news.
However, the crier in question has no connection to the royal family.
Tony Appleton has become well-known for broadcasting the royal family's news, dressed in traditional town crier garb, without their permission. Appleton rose to prominence when Americans newscasters including Anderson Cooper and Rachel Maddow accepted him as a bizarre part of British pageantry when he announced the birth of Prince George of Cambridge in 2013.
'I was not invited, I just crashed the party," Appleton told the Daily Mail at the time. "I got out of my cab and I stood in front of the steps, because I didn't think I would be allowed on them, and did my bit. It was great."
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