Moment Meghan Markle was caught 'breaking royal protocol' on camera goes viral

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The moment Meghan Markle was caught on camera defying the rules of royal etiquette has gone viral. The Duchess was attending an event at the Royal Academy of Arts in 2018 when she opened and closed her own car door, appearing to shun the 'royal protocol' that the Firm and working royals follow.A clip of the moment has resurfaced on TikTok, with hundreds of royal fans weighing in on their opinion on the controversial moment, which took place when Meghan was still a 'working royal' before she and her husband Prince Harry made their dramatic exit from the Firm in 2020.At the time, the couple shocked the world with their announcement as they made a statement to confirm that they would "no longer be working members of Britain's Royal Family".TikTok users fled to the comments of the clip, which has now accumulated over 160k views, to have their say on the Duchess' actions, the Mirror reports.One user wrote: "I remember this - newspapers giving out that she closed the car door herself & how that was not acceptable & that she needed to be schooled in protocol."Another replied : "I remember when they freaked out about her closing her own car door.

I was like why is this news... like literally a whole report?!"A third unimpressed user agreed: "Who knew that closing a door would make headlines and call for protocol protocol protocol".At the time, Meghan's actions hit headlines, as her appearance at the Royal Academy of Arts was her first solo event since becoming a royal.Some praised Meghan for her "down to earth" and "humble" attitude as she opened her own car door while others joked she may be putting someone else out of a job as they slammed her for 'shunning' royal etiquette.The clip has recently resurfaced amid fresh comments