Turns out there's a reason why Meghan Markle did not travel in the same car as the Princess of Wales to Westminster Hall.
Royal rankings forced the Duchess of Sussex to drive separately from Kate Middleton as the royals proceeded behind Queen Elizabeth's coffin from Buckingham Palace.
Instead, Meghan, 41, rode in a car with Prince Edward's wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex. Kate, 40, travelled with Queen Consort Camilla, because she is now titled the Princess of Wales and is married to the first in line to the throne, Prince William.
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