An open and closed poster of royal autonomy

She first married Prince Harry. She now switches to Givenchy and closes the doors herself. Is there anything Meghan Markle can not do?

The answer, for many Britons, is "no".

The Duchess of Sussex began her first solo trip as a royal Tuesday night, attending the opening of "Oceania" at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. When Markle arrived at the scene, the door of his car was opened. Seconds later, she closed it.

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While the news of a woman closing a door in 2018 does not usually trigger a global debate, Markle's gesture, though small, perhaps rather large, has made a lot of noise on social media. The Royals usually have someone to open and close the doors for them, so the Markle Autonomous Movement raised questions and raised questions.

"Markle broke the protocol?" reflexive. "Is she the first royal to close her own door?" the others wondered. Some simply asked what the world would do.

The closure of Markle's door went viral in a matter of hours and images of the moment circulated on Twitter. While some praised her for her "humble" and "down to earth" action, others could not help injecting a typically British dose of humor:

"Breaking News: Meghan Markle closed her car door by her little ego yesterday," tweeted a sarcastic observer. "Panting."

"Because Meghan Markle so inspired me that I left home this morning, I closed my own doorway," wrote another.

"A princess who still takes the time to close the door of her car Bravo Meghan!" tweeted the royal correspondent of the SunEmily Andrews, apparently impressed by the incident.

For an even more frustrating tweeter, the widespread media coverage of Meghan's door-closing ability has become too difficult to handle: "The UK is getting rid of the Brexit cliff and this seems worthy of interest !! !!!! "

So, was the duchess's protocol broken? The answer: no

"In the royal jar, everything is noticed," said royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams. The Washington Post.

"The phrase" royal protocol "means that you do not have to do selfies and autographs – yes, there are things to do and don'ts, but in this case, Meghan was only his own business.

"Even before her wedding, Meghan is a full-fledged star," says Fitzwilliams, "she has her own mind and does what comes naturally, Prince William and Kate, as well as Prince Harry and Meghan, move out." the monarchy in the 21st century with small, significant changes. Meghan and Harry are inspired by Diana. [Meghan] makes an extraordinary impression.

"These are the doors that Meghan will open in the future that we should focus on," Fitzwilliams concluded.

Markle is not, in fact, the first royal to close his own door. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, has also been spotted in the past.

Since her marriage to the royal family this year, Markle has worked closely with those affected by the devastating fire of Grenfell Tower last year to create a community cookbook. The book has become an instant bestseller on Amazon, with all the benefits going to the Hubb Community Kitchen.

Tuesday's event at the Royal Academy of Arts is linked to the Royal Couple's upcoming Commonwealth tour, their first, with stops in October in New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga.