The Duchess of Sussex is marking an important royal first today: Her first solo engagement with Queen Elizabeth.
Meghan Markle, 36, and Queen Elizabeth, 92, are traveling from London to Chester in the royal train for a day of engagements.
Their first stop will be to mark the opening of the Mersey Gateway Bridge, including watching a performance by school children.
The Queen and Meghan will then visit Storyhouse, a theater and library in Chester, where they are scheduled to meet a Syrian settlement group and watch a performance by a dance theater company for people in recovery from addiction.
The duo will end the day with lunch at Chester Town Hall.
Meghan’s solo visit with Queen Elizabeth shows how warmly she has been embraced by the royal family.
Since her wedding to Prince Harry on May 19, Markle has attended a Buckingham Palace event to celebrate her father-in-law, Prince Charles, who walked her down the aisle at St….
