
It’s been nearly nine months since Meghan Markle became an official member of the royal family.
And now, the Duchess of Sussex’s official patronages have finally been announced.
In a nod to her former career as an actor, the Duchess will become a Royal Patron of the National Theatre.
The patronage, which was previously held by the Queen for 45 years, was accidentally announced early by the National Theatre yesterday.
As pointed out by The Telegraph’s arts and royal correspondent Hannah Furness, the news of Meghan’s new role was released prematurely on the British theatre’s website.
Whoops! Looks like the first patronage “secret” is officially official thanks to the National Theatre’s IT department ???? “The Duchess of Sussex announced as our new Royal Patron” pic.twitter.com/h8ysbfsOkP
— Hannah Furness (@Hannah_Furness) January 9, 2019
The Duchess will also take over the Queen’s patronage of The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) – a patronage which the Queen held for 33 years.