Meghan Markle opted for an informal greeting in New York City when she and husband Prince Harry met a famous host in New York this week.

The Duchess of Sussex offered Today’s host Carson Daly a three word response when he admitted he was “unsure as to whether to curtsey or hug” the royal couple.

According to Mr Daly, Meghan preferred a hug over formal protocol when they met on Tuesday, October 10.

While recapping the previous day’s events, the host told Today’s Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker and Craig Melvin on Wednesday: “One of the main events was a special conversation that I shared with the Duke and Duchess, Harry and Meghan, about how to build a safer space online for our kids and teenagers.

“By the way, they were so great. People asked me, ‘How were the royals?’ I didn’t know whether to curtsey or hug, like, what’s the royal rules and whatnot?

“And Meghan [said], ‘Bring it in,’ [with a] big hug,” he said before Guthrie responded by saying, “That’s really cool.”

The couple, who are parents to four-year-old Prince Archie and two-year-old Princess Lilibet, were in the city to engage in an emotional discussion about parenting in the digital age. Some of those in attendance were parents who had experienced losses due to their child’s social media use.

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