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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 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 on a whistle-stop tour of Sussex, visiting some of its most well-known sites.The couple, who married in May, are on a whistle-stop tour of Sussex, visiting some of its most well-known sites.
On their first stop in Chichester, crowds welcomed the pair with cheers as the Duchess was seen dabbing her eyes and greeting people with smiles. During the eagerly anticipated trip, they met with adoring crowds, viewed historical artefacts and were treated to musical performances.
The pair then moved on to Bognor, with Brighton and Peacehaven to follow. Starting in Chichester, they moved on to Bognor, with Brighton and Peacehaven to follow.
The royal day out has seen the couple greeted by crowds, excitement and children bearing gifts. So how did the day unfold?
Live: Harry and Meghan's first Sussex visitLive: Harry and Meghan's first Sussex visit
Crowds in ChichesterCrowds in Chichester
In Chichester, many school children were among those gathered to see the couple, hoping to hand gifts and flowers to the royal pair. Well-wishers began to gather early in the West Sussex cathedral city, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal couple on home territory.
During the royal walkabout, Harry met two-year-old Tobias Henning, playfully tickling the toddler as he greeted him. When they finally arrived, Harry and Meghan were met with a rapturous reception, and the Duchess was seen dabbing her eyes and greeting people with smiles amid the chorus of cheers.
He was also spotted patting the head of a baby and the Duchess greeted a number of children and well-wishers. Both spent time mingling with crowds on a royal walkabout, where many school children waited, hoping to hand gifts and flowers to the royal pair.
Among the fans was Ellie Penfold, from Chichester, who shook the Duchess's hand. Harry met two-year-old Tobias Henning, playfully tickling the toddler as he greeted him.
"She looked very happy," she said. The Duchess, meanwhile, was seen shaking hands, hugging, or being given flowers by some fans.
"We told her how much we loved her wedding dress and talked about the wedding. Among them was Ellie Penfold, from Chichester, who said Meghan looked "very happy".
"We told her how much we loved her wedding dress and talked about the wedding," she said.
"She looked very pleased to see everyone and [was] very natural.""She looked very pleased to see everyone and [was] very natural."
For the visit, the Duchess chose a camel Armani coat, worn with a dark green Hugo Boss skirt and a shirt from And Other Stories, paired with nude suede stilettos.For the visit, the Duchess chose a camel Armani coat, worn with a dark green Hugo Boss skirt and a shirt from And Other Stories, paired with nude suede stilettos.
The Duke and the US-born former actress were shown the Declaration of Independence during a visit to Edes House. Harry, meanwhile, cut a dapper figure dressed in a grey suit and open-necked white shirt.
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. Away from the adoring masses, the Duke and the US-born former actress were shown a copy of the Declaration of Independence during a visit to Edes House.
When she was shown the artefact, the Duchess told staff it was "just incredible". Upon seeing the manuscript, one of only two contemporary handwritten ceremonial manuscript copies, the Duchess told staff it was "just incredible".
Later she spoke about the rarity of the document being in Sussex and said: "I just can't believe it." They also signed the guestbook before leaving.
After the couple were presented with books about the document and projects carried out by the county archive, as well as their own copy of the declaration, the Duchess said: "I love that."
'Very cool' Bognor stop'Very cool' Bognor stop
The Duke and Duchess moved on to Bognor to give the University of Chichester's Engineering and Digital Technology Park its official opening. In Bognor, the Duke and Duchess were greeted by a crowd of excited students at the University of Chichester's Engineering and Digital Technology Park.
A crowd of excited students waited to greet them, shouting words of encouragement to the couple. After officially opening the campus, the Duke jokingly asked students in an animation and special effects class if they had been "waiting for hours".
Meeting students in an animation and special effects class, the Duke jokingly asked them if they had been "waiting for hours". Moving onto an engineering laboratory, the couple donned safety goggles as the duchess pushed the button on a Mecmesin machine, which tests the durability of materials.
The pair were shown a sequence from a film about how objects are shown to bounce in animations. "It's a very cool machine," she said afterwards.
They spent a few moments talking to the students about their work. Before their departure, Harry and Meghan listened to the student chamber orchestra perform a piece from Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
During a tour of an engineering laboratory, the duchess pressed a button on a Mecmesin machine, which tests the durability of materials, and the couple both donned safety goggles. Speaking to the musicians, Meghan said the piece was "so impressive...beautiful".
"It's a very cool machine," the duchess said, afterwards.
Brighton 'jubilation'Brighton 'jubilation'
In Brighton and Hove, they will visit the Royal Pavilion - the former seaside palace of King George IV, the duke's great, great, great, great uncle.In Brighton and Hove, they will visit the Royal Pavilion - the former seaside palace of King George IV, the duke's great, great, great, great uncle.
While in the city, they will stop at the Survivors' Network, a charity that supports survivors of rape and sexual assault and which last year helped more than 1,500 people.While in the city, they will stop at the Survivors' Network, a charity that supports survivors of rape and sexual assault and which last year helped more than 1,500 people.
Jay Breslaw, director of Brighton-based Survivors' Network, said there was "a mood of real jubilation in the office".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."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."
PeacehavenPeacehaven
The couple will later head to the coastal town of Peacehaven where they will meet young people at the Joff Youth Centre.The couple will later head to the coastal town of Peacehaven where they will meet young people at the Joff Youth Centre.
At the youth centre, the pair will hear about its work on mental health and wellbeing.At the youth centre, the pair will hear about its work on mental health and wellbeing.