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Meghan Markle 'hug' girl shares touching reason for bold request to Duchess as moment goes viral

The young mourner who has now been seen the world over after hugging Meghan Markle at Windsor on Saturday has said she initiated the moment of affection to make the Duchess of Sussex 'feel welcome.'

The sad death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II came weeks after Meghan, wife of Prince Harry, was in the news for her interview with US publication The Cut, in which alleged that she and Harry upset the Royal Family hierarchy just 'by existing,' adding that she was happy to quit Britain.

Those claims came after Meghan and Harry's much publicised interview with Oprah Winfrey last year, which made headlines across the world. And, over the last few years much has been made of the apparently 'strained relationship' between Harry and his brother William, the new Prince of Wales.

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