Teenager chatted with the Duchess before asking her for a hug and told CNN afterwards that she was 'still shaking' following the royal encounter
Youngster told the broadcaster that she asked Meghan, 41, for a hug because she wanted to show that the Duke and Duchess were welcome in the UK.
She added that she was happy to see the Princes and their wives reunited
Meghan Markle appeared alongside her husband Prince Harry and Prince William and Kate for the first time together since March 9th 2020
She said: 'We were just waiting for her to come and she came near me and asked my name and how my day was, how long I was waiting.
'And I asked her if I could have a hug, and she hugged me back. It was quite an amazing moment. I'm still shaking now.'
The startled teenager said she wanted to offer a warm welcome to the American after 'everything that's happened'.
'Everyone was kind of cheering me on and I guess I felt like I needed to in the way, because I look up to her in someway and it felt like the right thing to do.'
She explained that she'd enjoying seeing the Princes reunited, saying: 'It was quite nice to see William and Kate and Megan and Harry together.
'And it was fine, but I just wanted to like show her that she's, like, welcome here, I guess. And wanted to hug her after everything that's happened, really, now.'
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