Big news, fam: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry rubbed each other's backs today.
This act of royal rebellion happened at the couple's first official engagement of 2019 on Monday (January 14) in Birkenhead, England. As Markle and Prince Harry waved at well-wishers, paparazzi snapped photos of them courageously touching each other. The bravery! The fearlessness!
Things kicked off when Prince Harry threw caution to the wind and placed a hand on Markle's back.
Then she reciprocated by touching his back. The royal protocol book is on fire, people. Fire! (Just kidding: There is no book.)
But wait! There's more! Markle and Prince Harry later touched each other's backs at the same time, and the earth stopped spinning.
Of course, there was hand-holding.
Lots and lots of hand-holding.
Can you believe their strength? I'm so moved.
In all seriousness, there's no official royal protocol that prohibits royal couples from showing a little PDA. Kate Middleton and Prince William shy away from it for their own reasons, which is why people do cartwheels whenever Markle and Prince Harry show even the slightest bit of affection.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's touchy-feely-ness dates back to May 2018, when the Internet first caught wind of their penchant for back rubbing. Remember this moment from Prince Charles' seventieth-birthday patronage celebration?
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Or how about this moment from September? And more back-rubbing action from October? These two can't be stopped!
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Markle and Prince Harry are currently expecting their first child, due in spring. They're opting not to learn the child's sex until Markle gives birth, which is on par with royal tradition. How much back rubbing do you think will happen from now until then? The limit does not exist.
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