INSERT A PREDICTABLE line here about music royalty meeting real royalty and then quickly move on to look at these pictures.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met with Beyoncé and Jay Z at a basketball game in Brooklyn, and Bey and Jay were allowed to leave their seats for a few minutes for some chit chat.

"What do you think she smells like?" "Heaven" PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

Things we like to imagine they talked about: 

• Blue Ivy’s terrible twos and what lies ahead with Prince George
• Blue Ivy and Prince George’s wedding in 2038
• Prince William’s favourite Jay Z song (Empire State of Mind. The British Empire amiright)

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They were sound, weren't they? (AP/Press Association Images)

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