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Ellie Fry & Sonia Sharma

Woman who met Meghan Markle during Windsor walkabout denies she was 'paid' to be nice to her

A woman who met Meghan Markle during a walkabout in Windsor following The Queen's death has denied claims she was paid to be there.

Isabelle Charters, 24, has also denied "crazy" claims that their interaction was a "PR stunt" and that she was "planted" in the crowd. She insists she was incredibly excited to meet the Duchess of Sussex.

The woman was standing next to another girl, 14-year-old Amelka Zak, who hugged Meghan in the crowd, and has since garnered a lot of media attention thanks to her surprise exchange with the Duchess. The footage of Amelka hugging Meghan circulated widely online as many people were stunned by the 11th hour visit from the Sussexes.

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