From royal wedding to role model

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When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tied the knot, millions around the globe watched. Artists who performed at the wedding got huge exposure as well. That included cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason. He told our colleagues at the BBC recently that it wasn’t easy for him to choose a classical musical career because of the lack of black role models. Now Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a role model himself for young black kids in Britain interested in classical music.

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