Meghan Markleis still in learning mode — and on Thursday, her nerves and lack of experience with the minutiae of royal protocol were evident to observers as she first arrived in Cheshire, England, for herbig day out with the Queen.
As the pair prepared to get intoQueen Elizabeth‘s waiting Bentley after disembarking fromthe royal train, there was a moment of confusion as Meghan appeared unsure who should get into the car first. Fortunately, the 92-year-old monarch smoothly guided her through.
“What is your preference?” she asked the Queen.
“You go first,” the monarch said. “Oh, okay,” saidthe new Duchess of Sussex, who is making her first visit to the north of England.
“I’m very happy to be here,” Meghan told the Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, David Briggs.
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Meghan, 36, has other key support during today’s outing, including new aideSamantha Cohenandright-hand woman Amy Pickerill. Cohen, a former aide toQueen Elizabeth, “will represent [Meghan’s’] voice both internally and externally andfight her battles,” a source previously told PEOPLE.
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“It’s been a massive treat — a massive buzz for us all,” says Andrew Curphey, whose theater company brought together 80 children from nine local schools for the performance.
“She was really calm considering it was her first official engagement with the boss. She is with the boss, so no pressure!”
source: people.com
