Meghan charms Brixton during visit with Harry
MEGHAN Markle wowed Brixton when Prince Harry brought his bride-to-be to the heart of London’s Caribbean community for their first official visit in the capital.
Ms Markle chatted, joked and even hugged young presenters from a youth radio station, while Harry – the self-confessed joker of the Royal Family – even exchanged an extravagant fist bump with one of the DJs, after a little coaching in how to perform the greeting.
Crowds had gathered outside the studios of Reprezent FM and cheered and screamed when they were acknowledge by the couple, who held hands when they first arrived, and later waited in freezing conditions after the 45-minute visit overran by almost half an hour.
The mood after the royal engagement was summed up by Jeremiah Asiamah, 20, who said: “They became family in the space of five minutes. She [is] beautiful, such an amazing character, if there’s any way you could describe a power couple in this modern day and age, it’s definitely them.”
The US actress, who has spoken out on women’s issues, revealed she was well-briefed about the visit when she picked out presenter YV Shells, 24, for his work promoting women. She asked him: “Is it you that does a lot of support of the women DJs, right?.”
Harry clearly enjoyed the experience of having his bride-to-be by his side and at one point jokingly attempted to sidestep a question about his friend, former US president Barack Obama, saying “she answers the questions”.
Reprezent FM founder Shane Carey, who hosted the visit, said: “From what I saw the young people really like her... She was very natural, she was very engaging and very humorous.”