Crowds greet Harry and Meghan as the Sussexes go to Sussex

Crowds greet Harry and Meghan as the Sussexes go to Sussex

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex viewed a rare copy of the American Declaration of Independence as they toured the county that inspired their royal titles.

Harry and Meghan had a busy day of engagements on their first joint official visit to Sussex on Wednesday.

The duke and the US-born former actress saw a rare copy of the American Declaration of Independence at Edes House.

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Meghan is given a flower as she arrives at Edes House in Chichester (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)

Meghan was vocal in her interest, saying: “My goodness, wow, what are the chances? That’s amazing.”

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Meghan was wearing a camel Armani coat, a dark green Hugo Boss skirt and a shirt from And Other Stories paired with nude suede stilettos and a small green bag (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)

The couple were greeted by the Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex, Susan Pyper, and mayor of Chichester Martyn Bell.

But they spent most of their time speaking to crowds, including hordes of schoolchildren.

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Meghan signs the visitors’ book at Edes House (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)

Harry patted the head of a baby and Meghan greeted a blonde child eating an apple who was held up to the barriers.

Nine-year-old Tilly Palmer, standing outside The Prebendal School, where she is a pupil, said: “Meghan asked me what we were doing today. I said netball, and she said they don’t have that in the USA.

The Duke of Sussex meets a dog
Harry makes a new friend in Chichester (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)

Meghan was wearing a camel Armani coat, a dark green Hugo Boss skirt and a shirt from And Other Stories paired with nude suede stilettos and a small green bag.

Harry was dressed in a grey suit and white shirt.

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The Duke and Duchess also visited the University of Chichester, Bognor Regis (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

The duke and duchess both donned safety goggles to watch an experiment in one of the laboratories.

They listened to the student chamber orchestra play a piece from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons while technology students practised filming and recording the performance in the state-of-the-art sound stage.

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Harry and Meghan were delighted to meet youngsters during the visit (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)

The 44-year-old, who is professor of learning and teaching in the music department, said it was “fantastic, really wonderful and such a privilege” to meet the royals.

“They joked that I’ve lost my accent, Americans think I sound British,” she added.

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