Meghan Markle's first meeting with the Queen was an accident, biography says: 'She and Harry literally bumped into her'

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Meghan Markle's first meeting with the Queen was an accident, biography says: 'She and Harry literally bumped into her'
The Duchess of Sussex and the Queen at their first official joint engagement.AP Images
  • Meghan Markle "bumped into" the Queen before they were officially introduced, according to the new royal biography "Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family."
  • According to authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, Markle and Harry had a brief accidental encounter with Her Majesty before they were scheduled to meet.
  • When Harry and Markle finally visited the monarch at her private apartment, "the conversation flowed naturally" and the meeting ran over its scheduled time slot, according to the book.
  • Buckingham Palace and representatives for the Duchess of Sussex did not immediately respond when contacted by Insider.
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Meghan Markle's first meeting with the Queen had been a complete accident, according to the new royal biography "Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family."

According to authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry "bumped into" Her Majesty before the official introductions could be made.

"She had cleared the first hurdle: a formal meeting with the Queen," the book reads.

"Despite a very brief encounter with Her Majesty earlier in the year, ('she and Harry literally bumped into her,' a source laughed), Meghan was still nervous to meet his grandmother — it would be the first time she was sitting down with the monarch as Harry's finacée."

There were no details as to the location where Markle and the monarch's run-in had happened — but it wouldn't be the first time an accidental royal introduction was made before the official scheduled meeting.

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For instance, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex famously introduced their son, Archie Harrison, to the Queen's husband Prince Philip before the rest of the family after "bumping into" him at Windsor Castle before the post-birth photocall.

When the time came for Markle's official first meeting with the Queen, it was a great success, according to Scobie and Durand.

The meeting reportedly took place over afternoon tea at Her Majesty's private apartment. Other than Harry and Markle, the only other guests were the monarch's corgis.

"As the dogs lay at her feet and wagged their tails, Meghan was also put at ease by the Queen, as warm and loving as Harry had told her his grandmother would be," the book reads.

"The conversation flowed naturally before Meghan had to leave — a full ten minutes after their one-hour time slot. The Queen, arguably the busiest woman in the country, never ran over schedule. It was a good sign."

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Buckingham Palace and representatives for the Duchess of Sussex did not immediately respond when contacted by Insider.

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