09 October 2023 , 19:14
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A moment when Meghan Markle appeared to defy the rules around royal etiquette has been caught on camera and shared on social media as it goes viral.
The Duchess of Sussex appeared whilst attending an event in 2019 to open and close her own car door, seemingly shunning the 'royal protocol' that the Royal Family and working royals follow. The clip, which has been shared on TikTok, has rapidly picked up interest online with many comments reflecting on the moment from 2019 when Meghan was still a 'working royal' and a member of the Royal Family officially alongside her husband Prince Harry.
They later stepped down as senior royals in January 2020, with the couple making a statement that they would "no longer be working members of Britain's Royal Family".
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In comments, TikTok users have reflected on the moment from 2019. One user wrote: "I remember this - newspapers giving out that she closed the car door herself & how that was not acceptable & that she needed to be schooled in protocol."
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Another added: "I remember when they freaked out about her closing her own car door. I was like why is this news... like literally a whole report?!"
"Who knew that closing a door would make headlines and call for protocol protocol protocol," said a third.
At the time the gesture from Meghan caught headlines, as the apearance at the Royal Academy of Arts was for her to attend her first solo event since becoming a royal. By opening her own care door, Meghan was praised by some for her "down to earth" and "humble" attitude, while others joked she may put someone out of a job and that she was 'shunning' royal etiquette.
The clip sees Meghan Markle closing her own car door, in a move that was criticised for 'breaking royal protocol' (Samir Hussein/WireImage)
The appearance was one of Meghan's first solo events as a working royal in 2019 (Getty Images)The clip has resurfaced recently and comes as an expert has waded in on the relationship between royal brothers Prince William and Prince Harry as the expert claims the siblinsg will “never heal the rift”. Tony Quinn, author of Gilded Youth: An Intimate History of Growing Up in the Royal Family, told Express US that he had spoken to people behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace, and they gave an insight into the acrimonious split between the brothers.
"They say the rift is never really going to be healed," he said and claimed they would exchange "uncomfortable" glances at any future royal engagements. He also added: "Whenever they have to meet up, they will look like they're just uncomfortable with each other."