Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan arrived Wednesday for their first visit to the former Sussex County, in southeastern England, for a day of engagement and promenades that demonstrated their wild popularity the seat of their royal title.

She was wearing a dark green Hugo Boss leather skirt paired with a black top and an Armani blazer.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were to spend a day in Sussex. They made five appearances, including the famous Royal Palace built by one of Harry's 18th century royal predecessors.

They must also greet supporters during two walks, one of the most popular ways for the British to interact with their new American royal duchess. The day of Harry and Meghan began with a walk in Chichester, West Sussex, where many fans cheered.

Their first commitment will be a visit to Edes House, in the heart of Chichester, where the 37-year-old US-born Meghan Markle will have the chance to see the rare copy of the American Declaration of Independence. published in Sussex. It may be his first personal and intimate look at one of America's founding documents, and she had to travel to Sussex to see it.

This version, discovered by chance in 2015 in a Sussex archive office, is one of only two manuscript handwritten copies of contemporary manuscript scrolls (the other is at the National Archives of Washington) from the 1776 document in which angry American settlers told Harry's ancestor, King George III, to get lost (see "Hamilton"). The manuscript ended in Britain, possibly by the Dukes of Richmond.

Edes House, built in 1696, is a Georgian mansion and an exquisite example of domestic architecture from the Baroque period, becoming the flagship building of the West Sussex County Council.

The couple will then travel along the coast to Bognor Regis, where it will open the engineering and digital technology park of the University of Chichester, and from there to the seaside town of Brighton. Hove, in East Sussex, where they will undertake another walk with the Royal. The pavilion as a dream backdrop for photographers.

Brighton is the British version of a seaside resort, but is best known for its Royal Pavilion, an exotic exotic palace and former royal residence with domes and minarets of Indian style. Built from the mid-1780s by the famous architect John Nash, it was designed as a seaside "beachside" retreat for extravagant and spendthrift King George IV while he was still Prince of Wales and suffered from gout .

Eventually, Brighton purchased the Royal Pavilion from Queen Victoria (George IV's niece) and became a major tourist destination, attracting nearly half a million visitors a year.

Harry and Meghan will visit several pavilion rooms to learn about the building's history and its impact on Brighton's social development in the 18th century, according to Kensington Palace.

The next leg of the itinerary will consist of a walk to Survivors' Network, a charity that supports victims of sexual violence and abuse in Sussex. They are programmed to talk to service users, volunteers and staff.

Their last engagement of the day will be focused on their mental health awareness campaign, with a visit to the JOFF Youth Center in the coastal town of Peacehaven. The center is a community hub that offers a range of positive activities, including a "relaxation" area and a music room.

As part of the Takeover Challenge day, a national initiative that encourages organizations to put youth in real decision-making positions, they need to meet youth from East Sussex youth groups to discuss their plans and priorities for youth. fight against mental illness. health and emotional well-being.

On the morning of Harry and Markle's wedding on May 19 at Windsor Castle, his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, granted him, as expected, a new title: HRH Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and SAR Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

Harry, 34, is not the first Duke of Sussex, although two centuries have passed since the last one. But Meghan is the first woman to bear the title of HRH the Duchess of Sussex.

Sussex was once the former Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Sussex on the English Channel coast. The last royal king to hold the title was Prince Augustus Frederick, the sixth son of George III, who won in 1801.

Because he never married (at least legally) nor spawned legitimate children, when he died in 1843, the title disappeared.

Until now.

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