Meghan Markle's deep curtsy tribute for the Queen at Palace of Westminster vigil
15.09.2022 - 00:02
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Megan Markle showed her respects to the Queen, with a deep curtsy by her coffin as she lay in state at Westminster Hall in London.
Members of the Royal Family gathered for a short service, before the public had their turn to say goodbye to the late Monarch.
Previously speaking about meeting the Queen for the first time at the Royal Lodge in her Oprah interview, Meghan shared her shock at having to learn how to curtsy very quickly - and how she ended up doing a 'very deep' curtsy, reports The Mirror.
She recalled: "I remember Harry and I were in the car, and he says, 'OK, my grandmother is there so we're going to meet her,'". "And I said, 'Oh great, I love grandmas.' [...] 'But, right, do you know how to curtsy?'"
"I thought, genuinely, that was part of what happens outside," she added. "I thought that was part of the fanfare. I didn't think that's what happens inside, and I said, 'It's your grandmother.' He goes, 'It's the Queen.'"
"That was really the first moment that the penny dropped that this wasn't easy," she continued.
So moments before walking in to meet the Queen, Markle practiced curtsying with help from Harry and the Duchess of York, who came out to meet them.
"I learned it very quickly," Markle added. "Right in front of the house, we just practiced and then walked in. [...] I met her and, apparently, I did a very deep curtsy."
After the short service, Meghan and Harry were seen clasping hands, as was Zara and Mike Tindall - following the 38-minute procession from Buckingham Palace.
Prince Harry walked alongside his brother, Prince William, during the Queen's journey from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, while Meghan travelled with Sophie, the Countess of Wessex.
The King and the senior royals saluted the coffin