Meghan Markle and Harry gate-crash online black history poetry class stunning teens

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle make a surprise appearance in Zoom poetry class (Image: Getlitpoet/Instagram)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shocked a group of young students when they made a surprise appearance in an online poetry class.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a guest appearance during a digital event being held by poetry group Get Lit to mark Black History Month.

During the unexpected online visit Meghan was said to have shared some of her 'favourite lines' with the budding, young performers.

In an image shared by Get Lit on social media the couple are seen grinning as they introduce themselves to the class which was attended by young teenage poets.

Many of the participants were shocked at the Royal visit (Image: Getlitpoet/Instagram)

Many of the kids, all aged between 13 and 19, appear to be star-struck at the surprise appearance on their screens.

Captioning the image the group said: "It was the best weekend ever. Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, were magic and kind and interested in poetry.

"The Duchess even shared some of her favourite poetry lines. We are so grateful for their visit in honour of Black History Month.

"It goes down as the most epic experience in Get Lit history."

Poetry teacher Mason Granger, who led the class on Saturday, said on social media: "My favourite part of it all was Meghan echoing so many sentiments we’ve talked about in class, about this particular moment in time, history to be a young person and the ripple effect of a single voice.

The royals have all had to get used to using video calls to "meet" people during the pandemic (Image: PA)

"The root of them deciding to come is because at some point in their lives, they were moved by a poem.

"And whoever wrote that poem at some point thought to themselves, “Does this even matter? Is anyone even listening?” And they shared it anyway.

"Fast forward ripple ripple ripple and these kids get a surprise 45 minute chat with Prince Harry and Meghan. It was pretty surreal.

"My kids shared poems, they asked questions, the kids answered and asked questions back, they responded authentically."

Get Lit is a California-based arts education charity that aims to 'transform the landscape of teen literacy by empowering new generations in literature, self-expression.