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Meghan Markle just attended her first solo event as the Duchess of Sussex and uh, it wasn’t just her beautiful outfit that made headlines.
You see, Meghan did something unusual. While us commoners are required to open and close our own car doors all the damn time, royals have people to do that for them.
Yes.
Well.
Meghan’s door closer may be out of a job.
After arriving at the Royal Academy of Art in London to view an art exhibit, Meghan once again broke royal protocol in the most subtle way possible.
Video shows the Duchess step out of her car, shake hands with a man and then casually shut the car door behind her.
Watch: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has arrived @royalacademy for her first solo royal outing — the opening of the Oceania exhibition #royal #meghanmarkle pic.twitter.com/HWSVbuy7RJ
— Simon Perry (@SPerryPeoplemag) September 25, 2018
There’s also photo evidence, of course.

Great technique. Image: Getty.

That's exactly how I do it too. Image: Getty.
Royal fans on Twitter were excited (and somewhat perplexed) by her extremely-normal behaviour.
First time I've seen an on-duty princess shut her own car door... https://t.co/5Mg9TOi6lo
— Christopher Wilson (@TheWislon) September 25, 2018
It’s so weird how Meghan doing something as simple as shutting her own car door is something noticeable. Wow. Lol
— Sparkle ???? (@iconnliving) September 25, 2018
I really don't think it occurs to her that someone else is there to do that. It is something she's always done herself like the rest of us.
— Alisa Hilde (@AlisaHilde) September 25, 2018
I don't think I've ever seen a member of the Royal Family do that before. Wow.
— Kania McKalliah (@KaniaMcKalliah) September 25, 2018
It's not a habit she looks set to break anytime soon.
In fact, she closed her own door last week while arriving at Kensington Palace for her first official palace luncheon in celebration of Together: Our Community Cookbook.
Other than outing herself as a ~regular~ person, Meghan's first solo event went well.
She viewed art from the exhibitionOceania, which features works from regions across Oceania and the Pacific.
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