Duchess Meghan Makes First Joint Appearance With Queen Elizabeth
The newest member of the British royal family, the former Meghan Markle, is easing into royal duties after marrying Prince Harry last month
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The former Meghan Markle is making her first joint appearance with Queen Elizabeth II on an official royal visit to the northwest of England.
The queen and the Duchess of Sussex, as Markle is now known, traveled by a special royal train for a series of events Thursday.
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 19: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leave St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle after their wedding on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Danny Lawson - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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Meghan Markle, center, and her mother Doria Ragland, left, leave Cliveden House Hotel in Taplow, near London, England, for Markle's wedding to Prince Harry at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.
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Meghan Markle arrives for her wedding to Prince Harry at St. George's Chapel.
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, walks Meghan Markle down the aisle during her wedding to his son Prince Harry.
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Prince Harry looks at his bride, Meghan Markle, as she arrives accompanied by his father, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.
From left: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank take their seats at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle before the wedding.
Harry's grandmother Queen Elizabeth, next to her husband Prince Philip, maintained the infamous British stiff upper lip throughout the service.
Prince Harry lifts Meghan Markle's veil during their wedding ceremony in St. George's Chapel.
Prince Harry gets emotional during his wedding to Meghan Markle in St. George's Chapel.
Prince Harry places the wedding ring on Meghan Markle's finger during their wedding service.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle listening to Bishop Michael Curry's sermon during their wedding ceremony in St. George's Chapel.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, depart following their wedding in St. George's Chapel.
The new Duke and Duchess of Sussex leave St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle share their first public kiss as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex immediately after their wedding ceremony.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leave St. George's Chapel after their wedding ceremony.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle share a kiss on the steps of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle after their wedding.
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Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, kisses his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, as they leave St. George's Chapel.
Princess Charlotte and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wave goodbye to Harry and Meghan at St. George's Chapel after the wedding.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George leave St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle after the wedding.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leave Windsor Castle in the Ascot Landau carriage during a procession after getting married at St. Georges Chapel.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, take a carriage ride after their wedding ceremony.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex leave Windsor Castle in the Ascot Landau carriage immediately after their wedding ceremony.
The newly married Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, leave Windsor Castle for their evening reception. Meghan is wearing an evening gown designed by Stella McCartney u2014 a bespoke lily white high neck gown made of silk crepe. Her shoes are from Aquazurra made in silky satin, with nude mesh, with soles painted in baby blue.
The newly married Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, depart Windsor Castle following their wedding for their evening reception at Frogmore House with close friends and family.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, ride in a Jaguar E-Type Zero to their evening reception. The car is fitted with the license plate E190518, their wedding date in English format. The vehicle was initially manufactured in 1968 and has since been converted to electric power.
Prince Harry walks is all smiles with his best man Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, on his wedding day as they arrive at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (second left) and Jessica Mulroney (left) hold bridesmaids' hands as they arrive for the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge arrives at the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle.
Meghan Markle and her page boys arrive at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle before her wedding to Prince Harry.
Doria Ragland, the mother of Meghan Markle, arrives at St. George's Chapel.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip arrive for the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel.
A woman attaches a poster with a photo of Princess Diana outside the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Windsor. The couple commemorated Prince Harry's beloved mother, Princess Diana, at the wedding with a reading from Diana's older sister, Lady Jane Fellowes.
Royal fans soak up the atmosphere during the wedding of Prince Harry Harry to Meghan Markle.
Members of the public arrive by train to Windsor ahead of the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle.
Royal fans gather on the streets of Windsor for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Royal fans camp outside Windsor Castle ahead of the wedding of Britain's Prince Harry to Meghan Markle.
Royal fans soak up the cheer during the wedding of Prince Harry Harry to Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel.
Fans of Sussex holds up a likeness of their newest duke and duchess-to-be.
Fans of the royal family wave both British and U.S. flags in recognition of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's trans-Atlantic union.
Crowds cheer during the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle at Cambridge Gate.
Royal family fans celebrate the union between Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Spectators watch the Royal Wedding at Federation Square on May 19, 2018, in Melbourne, Australia. Australians enjoyed the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle televised live across the country on Saturday evening, local time.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leave Windsor Castle in the Ascot Landau carriage during a procession after getting married at St Georges Chapel on May 19, 2018.
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Their first stop featured a performance by local schoolchildren in the town of Widnes, near Liverpool.
The duchess, who wore a beige Givenchy pencil dress, sat next to the queen for the performance. It will be followed by events including the unveiling of a plaque to officially open the Mersey Gateway Bridge.
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A sorority portrait provided by Northwestern University shows Meghan Markle during her 2000-2001 academic year. Markle graduated from Northwestern with a degree in theater.
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Meghan Markle's first big television role came in the form of Rachel Zane of USA Network's "Suits."
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Gina Torres as Jessica Pearson, Rick Hoffmann as Louis Litt, Meghan Markle as Rachel Zane, Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter, Patrick Adams as Mike Ross from season one of USA Network's "Suits."
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Actors Meghan Markle and Kerry Washington attend ELLE & Tod's Celebrate Kerry Washington at Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria on May 15, 2013, in New York City.
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Megan Markle arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards on June 16, 2013, in Toronto, Canada.
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Meghan Markle attends the Tracy Reese fashion show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on Sept. 8, 2013, in New York City.
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Meghan Markle fundraises at the Annual Charity Day at the Cantor Fitzgerald Office on Sept. 11, 2013, in New York, New York.
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Meghan Markle attends the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 13th annual 'An Enduring Vision' benefit at Cipriani Wall Street on Oct. 28, 2014, in New York City.
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Aaron Korsh and actors Meghan Markle, Patrick J. Adams, Gabriel Macht, Gina Torres, Rick Hoffman and Sarah Rafferty of the television show "Suits" speak during the NBC Universal portion of the 2014 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on Jan. 18, 2014, in Pasadena, California.
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Meghan Markle, Shay Mitchell and Nina Agdal participate in the DirecTV Beach Bowl at Pier 40 on Feb, 1, 2014, in New York City.
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Meghan Markle, star of USA Network's orginal drama "Suits," hosts the 2015 Women in Cable Telecommunications Signature Luncheon at McCormick Place on May 5, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois.
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Gabriel Macht, Sarah Rafferty, Rick Hoffman and Meghan Markle attend NBC's 2015 New York Summer Press Day at Four Seasons Hotel New York on June 24, 2015, in New York City.
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Actors Sarah Rafferty and Meghan Markle attend a Q&A following the premiere of USA Network's "Suits" Season 5 at Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel on Jan. 21, 2016, in Los Angeles, California.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend a wheelchair tennis match during the 2017 Invictus Games at Nathan Philips Square on Sept. 25, 2017, in Toronto, Canada.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce their engagement at The Sunken Gardens at Kensington Palace on Nov. 27, 2017, in London, England. The two have been a couple officially since 2016 and are due to marry in 2018.
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Meghan Markle played Rachel Zane from season one to season seven of USA Network's "Suits," but have announced her intention to quit the series after her marriage to Prince Harry of Britain.
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Meghan, the new Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, wave as they leave Windsor Castle after their wedding to attend an evening reception at Frogmore House, hosted by the Prince of Wales, on May 19, 2018, in Windsor, England.
The duchess, a former actress on the TV show "Suits," is easing into royal duties after marrying Prince Harry last month.
