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Janet Hughes

SAS trained Meghan Markle how to foil kidnap attempt before royal wedding

SAS soldiers had to train Meghan Markle how to deal with a kidnap attempt before she married Prince Harry, royal experts claim. According to reports, all members of the royal family are put through their paces at the special forces base in Hereford at some time in their lives.

But the Duchess of Sussex had to complete the 22 Special Air Service Regiment crash course before she married the Queen's grandson at St Georges Chapel, Windsor in May 2018. Sources say she had to sign up for the two-day course by the British Army's most elite unit due to the "unusually high" number of threats against the pair, reports Gloucestershire Live.

Meghan was taught how to drive in a car chase and how to use the vehicle as a battering ram until help arrived. She would have also been taught essential skills such as noticing anything unusual, passing on coded message and building relationships with kidnappers.

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