Prince Harryhas quite the fan club!
On the third day oftheir tour Down Under, Harry and hispregnant wifeMeghan Marklearrived holding hands to meet thousands gathered on the grounds of the city’s Royal Botanic Gardens on Thursday morning (Australian time).
“Prince Harryjust hugged me,” 19-year-old India BrowntoldThe Herald Sun. “I’ve loved that family since I was eight and I’ve followed them around the world.”
“It was just such an opportunity and I just went for it,” Brown told the outlet. “I didn’t expect it to happen because it’s actually against protocol.”
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“I said ‘I know it’s against royal protocol but can I please have a hug?'” Brown recounted. “He hugged me and I burst into tears. He just said ‘Oh you’re going to get me in trouble.'”
Nonetheless, Meghan, 37, certainly didn’t seem to mind as she too greeted a plethora of elated fans.
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Afteropting for a low ponytailyesterday, she returned to a bouncy blowout for the outing.
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Just three days into their tour, Harry and Meghan have already provided their fans with a number of memorable moments. After arriving in Dubbo yesterday, the princegreeted 6-year-old Luke Vincent of Buninyong Public School— and the young boy leapt into his arms for a giant hug before playfullycaressing his face and tugging at his beard. As Harry laughed at the encounter, Meghan quickly came over to meet the animated young fan and was also greeted with a warm hug.
Prince Harryalso found a young royal fan who was wearing a shirt that read “Girls Can Do Anything” in Sydney — who had astriking resemblance to his wife!
The Duchess of Sussex replies, “I was literally about to say the same thing!”
Harry then took a fan’s phone to snap a photo of Meghan with her mini-me — a rare move for the prince, who usually adheres to the royal protocol of no autographs or selfies.
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After greeting fans in Melbourne, Meghan and Harry headed to a reception with local government.
They’ll wrap the third day of their jam-packed 16-day tour of Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand performing a beach clean-up with local schoolchildren.
source: people.com
