Harry and Meghan's PDA at public events is officially back
Thank goodness!


Thank goodness!
After Prince Harry seemingly batted Meghan's hand away at an event last week, we can all relax: their PDA at public events is back on.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended the 'Your Commonwealth' Youth Challenge reception at Marlborough House in London yesterday, meeting and speaking to some of the young leaders there.
Unusually, Meghan strayed from her duchess uniform of pink, wearing a bright yellow midi dress by Brandon Maxwell.
However, the thing that caught the eye of royal fans everywhere was the lovely display of affection between the newly married couple.
The pair went back to old habits and briefly held hands as they arrived at the venue, before stopping to applaud performers – look carefully at the clip below and you'll spot it.
So, why the sudden U-turn on the PDA rules?
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It's thought that, because the Queen wasn't at this event and it wasn't a palace reception, the formalities were a little more relaxed for the couple.
We're glad to see affection isn't completely off the cards in public from now on!
Lucy is a freelance beauty editor and contributor at Marie Claire, and has also written for titles including Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Glamour and woman&home. She was previously Marie Claire’s junior beauty editor. During her career, she’s covered everything from backstage beauty at fashion week to interviews with famous faces like Drag Race royalty and Little Mix. As for her beauty ethos, she’s a big advocate for not having to spend a fortune on beauty products to get good results. When she’s not got beauty on the brain you’ll probably find her reading or Netflix-ing.
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