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Meghan Markle joins Harry, William and Kate for Christmas Day service at Sandringham
The princess-in-waiting, 36, smiled as she strode arm-in-arm with Prince Harry
MEGHAN Markle sprinkles some Hollywood glamour over the royals’ Christmas Day as she heads to church with Harry, Kate and Wills.
The crowd cheered in Sandringham as Meghan curtsied to the Queen, who wore a vivid orange outfit.
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The princess-in-waiting, 36, who performed a curtsy for The Queen, arrived arm-in-arm with her future husband Prince Harry.
Crowds filled the grounds of the church in Sandringham, Norfolk, to welcome the Royals with some calling out "Merry Christmas" as they walked past.
After the service Harry and Meghan chatted to some of the crowd including Judith Wallis who was sitting in a wheelchair.
She said Harry recognised her teddy bear, called Maureen, as it is a mascot for the Armed Forces charity SSAFA, and her hat, which bore the Gurkha regiment emblem.
The well-wisher, who is in her 70s and from Chesterfield in Derbyshire, said Meghan said "lots of things" and "was very, very lovely".
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Tess Gilder, manager of the Park House Hotel where Judith is staying, was with her when the Royal couple approached them.
She said of Meghan: "She was just so natural, so lovely."
She added: "I think they just wished us a Happy Christmas and were interested in whether we had been before."
Wearing a brown beret and a beige coat, Meghan smiled as she joined the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for the morning service.
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It is the first time the two women have been pictured together since Meghan and Prince Harry announced their engagement last month.
Kate, who is sporting a visible baby bump, is expecting her third child next year while Meghan and Harry are due to get married at St George's Chapel in Windsor.
The Queen, dressed in orange, was also in attendance and waved to the crowds gathered at St Mary Magdalene Church.
Joining her was her husband Prince Philip and their children Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Price Edward.
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Meghan Markle joins the Royals for Sandringham church service on Christmas Day
Prince Andrew's two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, also came for the Christmas Day service.
With them was Prince Edward, the youngest of Her Majesty's four children, and his daughter Lady Louise Windsor.
Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips arrived for the service at St Mary Magdalene Church with his wife Autumn and his step-father Sir Timothy Laurence.
The Duchess of Cambridge was wearing a velvet lined coat by Miu Miu worth more than £2,500 while Meghan wore a Sentaler camel coloured coat costing nearly £1,000.
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Following the service the Royal Family retired to Sandringham House where, traditionally, they enjoy a turkey reared nearby.
A substantial crowd gathered outside the church to see the Royals arrive this morning along with television crews.
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