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Harry and Meghan make first Sussex visit as Duke and Duchess | Harry and Meghan make first Sussex visit as Duke and Duchess |
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived for their first official visit to the county that features in their royal titles. | |
The couple, who married in May, are visiting Chichester, Bognor, Brighton and Peacehaven on their tour. | |
They will visit Survivors' Network, a charity that supports survivors of rape and sexual assault. | They will visit Survivors' Network, a charity that supports survivors of rape and sexual assault. |
They are also expected to see a rare Sussex copy of the American Declaration of Independence in Chichester. | They are also expected to see a rare Sussex copy of the American Declaration of Independence in Chichester. |
The Duchess is wearing a camel Armani coat, a dark green Hugo Boss skirt and a shirt from And Other Stories, paired with nude suede stilettos. | |
School children have gathered in Chichester, many hoping to hand gifts and flowers to the royal pair. | |
Live: Harry and Meghan's first Sussex visit | Live: Harry and Meghan's first Sussex visit |
The Duke and the US-born former actress will be shown the American Declaration of Independence during a visit to Edes House, in Chichester, West Sussex. | The Duke and the US-born former actress will be shown the American Declaration of Independence during a visit to Edes House, in Chichester, West Sussex. |
It is one of only two contemporary handwritten ceremonial manuscript copies, with the other being the signed copy housed in the National Archives in Washington. | It is one of only two contemporary handwritten ceremonial manuscript copies, with the other being the signed copy housed in the National Archives in Washington. |
Royal day out | |
Jay Breslaw, director of Brighton-based Survivors' Network, said there was "a mood of real jubilation in the office". | |
"We recognise the huge importance to us as a small charity in Sussex, and particularly in this time when funding is difficult, funds are being cut," she said. | |
Rosa Monckton, who runs a community enterprise in Brighton helping young adults with learning disabilities, and who was a close friend of the duke's mother, Diana, the Princess of Wales, said: "I think it's really good to see them taking on his mother's role. He's very much his mother's son." | Rosa Monckton, who runs a community enterprise in Brighton helping young adults with learning disabilities, and who was a close friend of the duke's mother, Diana, the Princess of Wales, said: "I think it's really good to see them taking on his mother's role. He's very much his mother's son." |