Megan Markle, the new Duchess of Sussex, has taken her first one-on-one outing with the Queen, nearly four weeks after her marriage to Prince Harry.

The Duchess and the Queen took an overnight ride on the royal train to the county of Cheshire to attend several events, including the opening of a new bridge over the Mersey River in Widnes, near Liverpool.

The outing is the Duchess鈥� first official royal engagement without her new husband and could be a sign the Queen wants to quickly welcome in the royal family鈥檚 newest member.

The two seemed to get on well throughout the day, with Meghan whispering into the Queen's ear during a musical performance by local schoolchildren, and both smiling broadly throughout.

The duchess was dressed in a neutral-toned Givenchy pencil dress with a cape shoulder neckline, while the Queen wore a lime green dress-coat and matching hat.

They were joined by Meghan's new private secretary, Samantha Cohen, who is reportedly assisting the former actress in her first few months as a royal.

After the bridge opening ceremony and children鈥檚 performance, the Queen and the Duchess travelled to the nearby city of Chester, where they paused for a minute's silence at noon to mark the one-year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower Fire disaster that killed 72 people.

Later, they visited the local children鈥檚 library and met a group of Syrian refugee women working on handcrafts, before taking part in a walkabout to greet the locals in Chester.

With the Queen's husband Prince Philip now retired from royal duties, 麻豆影视 royal commentator Richard Berthelsen says he expects to see the Queen joined by other members of the royal family more often.

鈥�(The Queen) really likes to be out and about with other people. And I think the family feels it鈥檚 only right that someone should be with a 92-year-old when they鈥檙e going about their engagements,鈥� he told 麻豆影视Channel.

 

 

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