In a plot twist that’s straight out of The Princess Diaries, it seems that Meghan Markle’s next six months will be very busy indeed: following the royal wedding, her calendar has reportedly been filled with half a year’s worth of ‘Duchess lessons,’ led by one of the Queen’s most trusted advisors. Cue visions of a poised Julie Andrews type imparting royal wisdom in a cut-glass British accent while Meghan falls backwards off chairs and learns how to execute the perfect royal wave.
In reality, the ‘lessons’ themselves will be more than just learning the correct fork to use at state banquets. According to the Times, they’ll involve ‘six months of listening.’ The paper reports that the new Duchess of Sussex is ‘seeking out advice from a range of people’ about her new royal role, and is ‘going to proceed with humility.’ She’ll be guided by Samantha Cohen, the Queen’s departing assistant private secretary, who is set to swap Buckingham Palace for Kensington Palace in the final months of her royal tenure.
Look back at the royal wedding's best dressed guests in the gallery below...
All The Guests At Meghan & Harry's Wedding
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Earl Spencer and Lady Karen Spencer
Prince Harry's uncle - and Princess Diana's younger brother, with his wife, Lady Karen Spencer.
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James Blunt and Sofia Wellesley
The "Beautiful" singer and his wife Sofia arrive at the royal wedding
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Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre
Luther star Idris Elba and his then-fiancee Sabrina Dhowre were surprise guests at the wedding
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Oprah Winfrey
Oprah arrived at the wedding dressed in Stella McCartney
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Carole Middleton
Pippa and Kate Middleton's mother arrived at the royal wedding in an ice-blue skirt suit and matching fascinator
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Amal and George Clooney
Amal and George Clooney both looked incredible - Amal is 100% topping the best-dressed list in her mustard yellow Stella McCartney ensemble
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Cressida Bonas
Harry's ex Cressida was spotted in London-based brand Eponine
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Victoria and David Beckham
Victoria and David Beckham made their entrance at the royal wedding - she's wearing a navy dress that's not a million miles away from the dress she wore to Kate and WIlliam's wedding in 2011.
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Pippa Middleton and James Matthews
Pippa Middleton was spotted wearing a £495 dress by brand The Fold - just one day before her own wedding anniversary
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Chloe Madeley and James Haskell
Chloe Madeley arrived with her fiancee - England international rugby player James Haskell
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Kitty Spencer
Lady Kitty Spencer, Prince Harry's cousin, arrived wearing a forest green floral dress by Dolce and Gabbana
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Fergie, Duchess of York
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, Prince Andrew's ex wife and the mother of princesses Beatrice and Eugenie arrives at St George's chapel
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Julia Carey and James Cordon
The actor and talk show host arrived with his wife, Julia
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Joss Stone
The musician, a close friend of Prince Harry, arrived at St George's chapel with a friend.
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Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford
The Great Gatsby actress arrives wearing William &Son with her husband, musician Marcus Mumford.
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Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian
Tennis star - and friend of Meghan's - arrived wearing Versace with her husband Alexis Ohanian
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Princess Anne
Prince Harry's aunt arrives at the chapel in a red and black ensemble
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Princess Beatrice
Prince Harry's first cousin wore a dark blue dress by Gainsbourg paired with a matching Fiona Graham headband. She wore shoes by Valentino.
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Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall
The Olympic equestrian (nee Phillips) and one of Prince Harry's first cousins, arrived with her husband.
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Princess Eugenie
Princess Eugenie, one of Prince Harry's first cousins, arrived in a powder-blue Jackie-Kennedy-inspired outfit. The dress is by Roksanda Viola and the pill-box hat is by Stephen Jones.
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Sophie, Countess of Wessex
The countess (married to Prince Harry's uncle Edward) arrived wearing a bespoke bodice top and midi skirt by British couture and ready-to-wear designer Suzannah.
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Queen Elizabeth II
Her Majesty the Queen arrives shortly before the bride wearing a flared silk dress in lime, lemon, purple and grey. Her coat is lime silk tweed. Both are by Stuart Parvin. The Queen's hat is also lime silk tweed by Angela Kelly and is adorned with handmade crystals and pearls by Lucy Price.
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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
The duchess of Cornwall arrives with Prince Charles. She is wearing a pink silk coat dress by Anna Valentine and her hat is by royal favorite Phillip Treacy.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Prince Harry's sister-in-law sits in the chapel between Prince Andrew and the Duchess of Cornwall. She wears a yellow silk coat by Alexander McQueen -- who also famously designed her wedding gown when he married Prince William in 2011 -- paired with a Phillip Treacy hat and Jimmy Choos.
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Doria Ragland
Mother-of-the-bride Doria Ragland, who rode partway to Windsor with Meghan, arrives at St George's Chapel in a mint green ensemble by Oscar De la Renta. Her hat is by Stephen Jones.
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Chelsy Davy
Prince Harry's former girlfriend arrives dressed in navy.
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Gina Torres
The American actress was one of Meghan's Suits co-stars, many of whome who were invited to the ceremony.
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Princess Charlotte
Prince Harry's niece was one of the flower girls. She looked adorable in her Givenchy dress and flower crown.
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Sarah Rafferty
Actress Sarah Rafferty - who co-starred with Meghan in Suits -arrives in a navy blue ensemble
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Patrick J Adams
The actor who played Meghan's on-screen love interest in Suits looked dapper as he arrives for the ceremony with his wife Troian Bellisario, who wore a cream bell-sleeved dress with embellished shoulders.
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Abigail Spencer and Priyanka Chopra
The actors - both friends of Meghan - looked happy and relaxed as they arrived at the chapel together.
Cohen, who has worked with the royal family for the best part of two decades, is reportedly nicknamed ‘Samantha the Panther’ for her no-nonsense attitude, and will be instrumental in helping Meghan adapt to her new royal role. Her temporary appointment comes after it was confirmed that Edward Lane Fox, Prince Harry’s private secretary of over five years, had resigned earlier this month. Amy Pickerill, formerly a senior communications officer at Kensington Palace, was also recently asked by the Prince to become his assistant private secretary, with the specific responsibility of supporting Meghan.
Meghan’s first royal engagement, a Buckingham Palace garden party marking the Prince of Wales’ 70th birthday, came just three days after her wedding – and the fact that she selected a dress by Goat Fashion, a favourite of the Duchess of Cambridge, is far from a coincidence. According to a report in Vanity Fair, Kate has also stepped in to assist the royal family’s newest member. ‘Kate has been on hand to help Meghan get that polished royal look as has her stylist, Natasha Archer, who is Kate’s secret weapon in the style department,’ a source told the magazine. Meghan now needs to find her own stylist so that she can curate her own look, but both Kate and Natasha have been very kind in helping her out in recent months.’