Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Meghan Markle rushed out of market by bodyguards over ‘security risk’

The Duchess of Sussex’s visit to a market to meet female entrepreneurs was curtailed due to concerns about security as large crowds turned out to greet her.

 Meghan, who is expecting her first baby, was due to spend around 15 minutes meeting vendors who are part of the UN Women’s Markets for Change project. Hundreds of people packed into the square near the Suva Municipal Market and strained for a glimpse or a photo of the 37-year-old over barriers, while others whooped and sung. 



Image ??Licensed to i-Images Picture Agency. 24/10/2018. Suva, Fiji. Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Royal Tour-Day Nine. Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, surrounded by her new female Police Protection officer and heavy Fijian security officers as she visits Suva Market, Fiji, to meet some of the female vendors who have been involved in the UN Women's project 'Markets for Change', on Day nine of their Australia and South Pacific Tour. Picture by Andrew Parsons / i-Images


But the duchess left the market early, after around seven minutes, with Kensington Palace suggesting the decision was taken due to ‘crowd management issues’. A royal aide said the market visit was an extension of an earlier engagement where the duchess heard about the Markets for Change project at a morning tea.




The aide added: ‘She met everyone she was meant to meet and left. On advice she was taken out due to crowd management issues.’ Royal sources said there was a ‘security issue’ because of the ‘much bigger crowds than anticipated’ inside the market, making the event ‘uncomfortably busy’.
On a hot and humid day in the Fijian capital, the duchess, wearing a dress by Figue and carrying a woven bag made by women at the market, was greeted by crowds waving flags and cheering.

This handout from the Fijian Government taken and released on October 24, 2018 shows Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (2nd L) leaving the municipal market in Suva. - British royal Meghan Markle recounted her own struggles to afford university as she passionately promoted female education to Fijian students in her first speech of the Oceania royal tour on October 24. (Photo by Handout / FIJIAN GOVERNMENT / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /FIJIAN GOVERNMENT " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSHANDOUT/AFP/Getty Images

SUVA, FIJI - OCTOBER 24: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visits a market on October 24, 2018 in Suva, Fiji. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on their official 16-day Autumn tour visiting cities in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. (Photo by Ian Vogler - Pool/Getty Images)
Meghan, who is expecting her first baby, was due to spend around 15 minutes meeting vendors who are part of the UN Women’s Markets for Change project. Hundreds of people packed into the square near the Suva Municipal Market and strained for a glimpse or a photo of the 37-year-old over barriers, while others whooped and sung.

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The Duchess of Sussex’s visit to a market to meet female entrepreneurs was curtailed due to concerns about security as large crowds turned out to greet her.

Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/24/meghan-markle-rushed-out-of-market-by-bodyguards-over-security-risk-8068713/?ito=cbshare
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