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Meghan Marklemay have played Rachel Zane onSuits, but the character’s style didn’t cross into the Duchess of Sussex’s personal closet.
Leandra Moehringwas part of the group that met the couple, telling PEOPLE that some of the female athletes couldn’t help but gush overSuits, the show that Meghan starred on from 2011 to 2017.
“We told her we saw her onSuits,” Moehring says. “And she’s like, ‘I’m sorry I’m not wearing a pencil skirt,’ " referring to her character’s go-to legal office uniform.
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“They really took the time with each and every one of us. And despite people who are trying to keep them on schedule, they just did not mind taking pictures at all. And it was just super neat,” she tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I loved them.”
Bryce Ewingadds that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were “so down to earth.”
“When Meghan looks at you, she really looks at you, and you feel it in your soul,” Ewing — who is set to compete in snowboarding, swimming, rowing and seated volleyball — shares. “She’s really caring. She’s very intuitive. She’s so down to earth, and she looks like she really cares.”
Ewing adds that while “people were pulling them away,” Meghan and Harry were “still trying to sit and talk.”
“They would just notice little things about us,” she says. “I think one of our friends had a picture of her mom and dad in the back of her phone case, and she was walking away, and [Meghan] was like, ‘Oh, I really like that picture.’ They just noticed everything, and they were just so happy to be there.”
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The Duke of Sussex “came up, gave me a hug, got a cheeky selfie. We had a short conversation,” Bryde says. “We were both in Afghanistan in 2008, so we had that connection there. And he was a really kind guy. It’s like you met someone down at the pub.”
“It’s family, it’s camaraderie and it’s truly just inspiration,” he says. “It’s life-changing, not just my story, but anyone you meet. There’s extreme impact from story to story — people may think that they’re small in their own little world, but you come here, and you’re not alone.”
source: people.com
