This year’s Remembrance Day was Meghan Markle’s first as part of the Royal Family, with the pregnant Duchess of Sussex attending the official Armistice Day service at the Cenotaph for the first time.Meghan solemnly watched on from the balcony as Prince Charles laid a wreath on the Cenotaph honouring the nation’s war dead, taking over the role usually carried out by the Queen for the second year in a row.However, many questioned why Meghan was stood on a separate balcony from the Queen and Kate Middleton.The former Suits actress was instead stood by the German president’s wife Elke Büdenbender, with both women watching on as the president placed a wreath down from a separate window to the Queen and the Duchess of Cambridge.The reasoning behind the positioning of Royals is reportedly based on a ‘pecking order’ when it comes to areas of limited space.For example, back in June, when Meghan made her Trooping the Colour debut, she was stood just behind Kate and Prince William.At the time, Joe Little, the editor of Majesty magazine told People: ‘She was not as prominent perhaps as some people might have expected, but there’s a pecking order. ‘There was no slight intended, but William being the older, more senior brother would go out first with his wife.‘[Meghan] was still in a good position,’ Little added. ‘She was central rather than the alternative of being in the front row and along the balcony to the left or right.’This reasoning seems in line when considering last year’s Remembrance Day service. In 2017, the Queen was accompanied by her husband Prince Philip and the Duchess of Cornwall. Kate Middleton was stood next to Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy.Prince Philip, was not in attendance at the 2018 Remembrance Day service, which is why Kate appeared alongside the Queen this year.

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