Here's Why Meghan Markle Was Not Front & Center at Balcony Debut

Many wondered why Duchess Meghan Markle looked like she was standing in the background on the balcony at the Trooping the Colour ceremony over the weekend, which marked her royal balcony debut.

“She was not as prominent perhaps as some people might have expected, but there’s a pecking order,” Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty magazine, told People. “There was no slight intended, but William being the older, more senior brother would go out [first] with his wife [Duchess Kate].”

“[Meghan] was still in a good position. She was central rather than the alternative of being in the front row and along the balcony to the left or right,” he added.

In addition, a palace source told the publication, where the Duchess stood “would have come from her. There’s no one laying this out, telling her where to stand. And there were a lot of kids who everyone would want at the front.”