Meghan Markle Receives Hug From 14-Year-Old Girl While Mourning Queen Elizabeth's Death
etonline.comMeghan Markle for a hug, and she obliged.The tender scene unfolded Saturday on the same day Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, reunited with Prince William and Kate Middleton outside Windsor Castle as the foursome greeted mourners following their walkabout and viewing the massive floral tribute for Queen Elizabeth II.Cameras captured the moment when Meghan approached the teen and asked her her name. «Amelka,» the teen responded, to which Meghan replied, «Beautiful name.» Meghan then asked how long Amelka had been waiting.
Two hours, it turned out. Shortly after, the teen asked Meghan if she could give her a hug and Meghan responded, «Of course.»The two shared a warm embrace.
After the hug, someone could be heard telling Meghan, «You're literally so beautiful.»The day after the hug, CNN correspondent Scott McLean interviewed Amelka, who opened up about the significance behind the gesture and how the sweet encounter made her feel.«Oh my gosh, I was not expecting them to be there.» CNN's @scottmclean caught up with the girl who got a hug from the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle.
She said she wanted to show the Duchess that «she is welcome here...» pic.twitter.com/kENrdqpNDSAmelka told CNN that she had been waiting with her mom and felt that, given the queen's death and the royal rift between Meghan and the rest of the royal family, she felt a hug was in order.«I just really wanted to at least hug her because I look up to her in some ways, and it just felt like it was the right thing to do,» she said. «It's such a sad thing what is happening now because the queen died and also because of everything.
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