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Sophie Wessex offers Meghan Markle 'gesture of support' in Westminster moment seen by millions

Sophie, Countess of Wessex is claimed to have offered Meghan Markle an 'olive branch' and 'gesture of support' as the two attended a service in honour of the Queen earlier this week.

Sophie, wife of Prince Edward and the Duchess of Sussex, married to Prince Harry, joined fellow Royals at Westminster Hall on Wednesday as Her Majesty's body was taken there to lie in state. Before the droves of people who'd queued up to pay their respects were allowed through the doors of the historic venue, a service was held in her honour.

Sophie and Meghan arrived for the televised event in the same car car as their husbands walked behind the Queen's coffins, alongside Prince William, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Commander Timothy Laurence and King Charles III. While Meghan and Harry were seen holding hands later in the service, at first Meghan was stood beside Sophie, with Kate, Princess of Wales and Camilla, Queen Consort, on the other side of the Countess.

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