Meghan Markle stepped out for her first solo appearance representing the Royal Family in London and raised eyebrows for a rather mundane task 鈥� she closed a car door.
Yes, really.
The Duchess of Sussex visited the opening of 鈥淥ceania鈥� art exhibit at the Royal Academy of Art in London without her husband Prince Harry or any other royal relative on Tuesday evening.
A man in a suit opened the car door for Markle to step out and then stood aside as she shook hands with another man waiting to greet her and then it happened 鈥� she closed the door behind her and the Twitter commentary began.
Video: arrives at the RA. A princess who still takes the time to shut her car door. Well done Meghan!
鈥� Emily Andrews (@byEmilyAndrews)
Some watchers praised the duchess for being 鈥渄own to earth鈥� and 鈥渉umble鈥� while others mused at the spectacle.
鈥淔irst time I鈥檝e seen an on-duty princess shut her own car door鈥︹�� .
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think I鈥檝e ever seen a member of the Royal Family do that before. Wow,鈥� .
Others took the opportunity to poke fun at the attention given to the act.
鈥淪he must stop that! She鈥檚 gonna render someone unemployed soon,鈥� .
There was a detectable hint of sarcasm in a number of the comments online.
I just want to say well done Meghan & congratulate her for...
鈥� xKitty The Birthday girl! (@xKittyCam)
1: Putting on her own shoes.
2: Pulling up her bed sheets when she gets in bed.
3: Picking up her cup of tea to drink it.
4: Brushing her teeth.
& last but not least.. number 5: WALKING.
But how, how? This is remarkable..
鈥� Brian (@BeeCeeAudio)
Did anyone ask the door if it wanted to be slammed against the car like that? Royals need to connect better with inanimate objects.
鈥� David Wells (@wells_dj)
Markle鈥檚 deed inspired a 鈥溾�� along with several headlines in the British press.
It鈥檚 not the first time the duchess has closed her own door, however. Just last week she was spotted shutting the door of a SUV as she arrived in Kensington Palace with her husband and mother.
鈥淲ell done Meghan!鈥� .
