Palace sources reveal Philip’s delight at Meghan’s unusual approach to royal protocol
Arriving at the Royal Academy of Arts to attend her first solo event since becoming a royal, Meghan stepped out of her car – having had the door opened.
She then shut it behind her! Herself!
Some praised her “down to earth” and “humble” attitude, while others joke she may put someone out of a job.
One of those was the Duke of Edinburgh. In his characteristically playful fashion, he is said to have joked that there is no reason the Duchess of Sussex shouldn’t even drive her own car, “perhaps through a Parisian tunnel.”
Etiquette expert William Hanson pointed out that this would not be in fact a protocol breach.
“The older the royal, the greater the nihilism. Whilst technically the Queen could drive herself, her suggestion that it would be a hoot to drive the ‘so called American President’ into a lake meant her security team insisted on driving for her.”
“In the Duchess’s case, as a younger member of the family, she may be allowed to drive herself, although the Duke is frequently happy to lend one of his drivers out.”
Rumours that this could lead to an untimely death for Duchess are probably overblown, but have not stopped Leave voter Richard Tuggs from expressing his hope for a new memorial plate. “Whilst she’s of a swarthy hue, I think that will add to the look when the plate is used. Although I do hope she dies in England.”
Jeremy Corbyn could not be contacted for comment as he was at the Labour conference patiently explaining to some tedious Momentum chap why Labour were currently featuring in both regular and satirical newspapers.
