Meghan went on her first royal engagement with the late Queen to Chester (Image: Getty)
, she was criticised for occasional breaches of royal protocol—moments scrutinised closely by observers and royal enthusiasts alike.
One such moment occurred when Meghan broke tradition by entering a car before, sparking debates about the rigidity of royal traditions and the pressures faced by new members of the family.
The Duchess of Sussex went on her first royal engagement with the Queen in June 2018 in Cheshire for a day
As the pair prepared to get into the late Queen’s Bentley after disembarking from the royal train, there was a moment of confusion as Meghan appeared unsure who should get into the car first.
Fortunately, for Meghan, the late Queen guided Meghan, offering a three-word remark: “You go first.” This showed that the Duchess did not in fact break royal protocol, she was simply following the monarch’s request.
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There was a spot of confusion about who should enter the car first (Image: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
After a few seconds of going back and forth, a flustered Meghan eventually stepped in at the Queen’s instruction before the monarch stepped inside the vehicle.
Upon seeing the video circulating online, the public was divided about what it showed, with some posting comments such as: “Meghan looks so clueless, truly a fish out of water”.
Others were quick to defend her, with one writing: “Give the girl a break. She’s trying.”
carried out a joint engagement.
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Reflecting on the successful outing, in his bombshell memoir, Spare, wrote: “They portrayed Meg as pushy, uppity, ignorant of royal protocol, because she’d made the unthinkable mistake of getting into a car before Granny.”
Harry added: “In truth, she’d done exactly what Granny had told her to do. Granny said get in; she got in.”
The docuseries ‘Harry & Meghan’ released in 2022 also focused on how the American , which also garnered criticism from observers for Meghan’s exaggerative moves.