Meghan Markle knows how to sit like a lady, but according to several scandalized “Royal watchers” she doesn’t know how to sit like a Duchess. The American actress turned Duchess of Sussex made a stir in the British press this week after she was spotted sitting at a palace reception like a normal person, with her legs crossed at the knee. Apparently, this is a major etiquette mistake. Royal women aren’t supposed to sit as common women sit. Luckily, Markle realized the error of her ways and quickly rearranged her legs to assume the appropriate, palace-approved, sitting position known as the “Duchess Slant.” The DS requires that the seated royal keep her ankles together and angle her legs to one side. It’s very uncomfortable and demands a surprising amount of upper thigh strength. I know this because I’m doing it right now. That said I have full confidence that Markle, a woman with superior quads, will master the move in no time. If only that was her biggest challenge. Unfortunately, the “Duchess Slant” is child’s play compared to Markle’s other more pressing etiquette problem: her own father. You may have heard of him. I’d wager there isn’t a soul alive who hasn’t. Thomas Markle is everywhere — in every tabloid, on every continent. Read more: Meghan Markle’s father wishes he had walked her down aisle at royal weddingMeghan, Duchess of Sussex, given new Coat of ArmsKensington Palace releases official photos of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after royal weddingYou may remember him from his staged paparazzi photo shoot earlier this year. The duchess’ disgruntled dad allegedly sold photos of himself to tabloids prior to his daughter’s May wedding (an event he did not attend) in which he is pictured lifting weights, reading up on British landmarks, and being measured for a suit. Markle Sr. tragically suffered a heart attack prior to the wedding, but this ha ...
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