Meghan, 37, was at the marketplace in Suva, the Fijian capital, to meet women for a UN initiative. But she only spent six minutes out of her planned 20-minute tour and had to be rushed out of the sweltering market place, to the disappointment of royal fans who had come to meet with her.
The swift change in schedule was put down to a “security risk” with Kensington Palace blaming massive crowds as one royal aide said it was “hot, humid and uncomfortably busy.”
During Meghan’s visit to the market many of the gathered people in the crowd were disappointed and surprised at her sudden exit, as onlookers described the meeting as well behaved and friendly.
They pointed out that the crowds were being kept well back from the Duchess by police and royal security and she was not being mobbed.
A royal aide said:
“It was hot, humid and uncomfortably busy and there were far larger crowds than expected.
“She met everyone she was meant to meet and left. There would have been a lot of people who would have been keen to meet her but she did met those who had hoped to. On advice she was taken out due to crowd management issue.”
One stall holder who had been positioned to expect a visit from the Duchess, said:
“It is such a shame as we were all very excited to meet her. We started preparing for the visit three weeks ago and had been meant to meet her but she left without even saying hello.”
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