[ APPLAUSE ]
>>> SO, THE COUNTDOWN TO THE
ROYAL WEDDING IS ON, AS YOU
KNOW.
AND AS MEGHAN MARKLE PREPARES TO
WED HER PRINCE, SHE NEEDS TO
LEARN IMPORTANT ROYAL RULES.
HERE TO BREAK SOME OF THEM DOWN,
IS AMERICAN-BORN, CURRENT DOWN
TESS, JULIE MONTAGUE.
ITS SO FUN TO TALK TO YOU. YOU WERE BORN IN ILLINOIS.
OVER IN LONDON, YOU MET A CUTE
GUY.
YOURE DATING FOR THREE MONTHS. WHAT WAS THE FIRST CLUE HE WAS A
ROYAL?
ROYAL?
>> THE FIRST CLUE AFTER DATING
THREE MONTHS AND HE PULLED OUT A CREDIT CARD AND IT SAID -- IFT A
CREDIT CARD AND IT SAID -- IF YOU CAN SEE, VISCOUNT, I SAID,
WHY DOES YOUR CREDIT CARD SAY
VISCOUNT?
VISCOUNT? HE HAD TO EXPLAIN TO ME FOR 45
MINUTES, HIS FAMILY IS THE
SANDWICH FAMILY.
SANDWICH FAMILY. THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF
SANDWICH, ARE MY IN-LAWS NOW.
>> HE WILL BE THE EARL AND WOULD YOU BE THE COUNTESS?RL AND WOULD
YOU BE THE COUNTESS? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> SHES OUR OWN AMERICAN-GONE-ROYAL PERSON
AMERICAN-GONE-ROYAL PERSON IN-HOUSE.
IN-HOUSE.
SPEAKING OF HOUSES, YOURS IS
QUITE LOVELY.
ONE OF THE NICEST HOUSES IN
ENGLAND.
THIS IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN
TO MEGHAN MARKLE. SHE GETS PLUCKED OUT OF
OBSCURITY.
OBSCURITY.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE RULES?
>> THE WEIRD RULE FOR ME WAS
LEARNING HOW TO SET A TABLE.
AND IM GOING TO BE HONEST, IS
LEARN HOW TO HOLD A FORK IN MY
RIGHT HAND AND THE KNIFE IN MY
LEFT HAND.
WE ONLY USE THE KNIFE.
YOURE ALWAYS FORK LEFT HAND, KNIFE RIGHT HAND AND CUTTING IT
UP.
UP.
>> REALLY?
>> AND THEN, YOU HAVE TO PLACE IT WHEN YOURE FINISHED A PLACE
IT WHEN YOURE FINISHED A CERTAIN WAY.
CERTAIN WAY. WHEN YOURE NOT FINISHED BUT IN
MID-SENTENCE, YOU HAVE TO PLACE
IT A DIFFERENT WAY.
>> DID SOMEBODY WALK YOU THROUGH
ALL THIS?
ALL THIS? >> MY SISTER DID.
>> EVEN IF YOURE EATING MASHED
POTATOES, YOU HAVE TO USE THE
LEFT HAND?
LEFT HAND? WE KNEW THE BRITS DROVE ON THE
LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD.
BUT THEYRE REALLY COMMITTED TO
THE LEFT.
THE LEFT.
I HAD NO IDEA.
CURTESYING IS A BIG DEAL. >> MEGHAN WILL HAVE TO CURTESY
TO THE QUEEN, TO PRINCE CHARLES,
TO WILLIAM AND TO KATE.
THERES A LAW THAT SHE WILL HAVE
TO CURTESY TO THE BLOOD
PRINCESSES WHEN SHES NOT WITH
HARRY.
HARRY.
SHE WILL HAVE TO CURTESY TO
PRINCESS EUGENIE. >> ANYBODY WHO OUTRANKS HERE?
>> THATS HOW IT IS.
>> CAN YOU SHOW US A CURTESY?
>> OH, GOD.
>> DO YOU MIND?
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.
THIS IS WHAT MY INSTINCT SAYS.
>> YOU DONT HAVE TO DO A MOOD
DRAW WITH YOUR ARM.
ITS JUST BEHIND.
AND YOU JUST --
>> THATS NOT SO BAD. >> ITS NOT SO BAD.D.
>> ITS NOT SO BAD. ITS A LITTLE BEN OF THE KNEE.
>> YOU DONT HAVE TO BOW THE
HEAD?
HEAD?
>> YOU KIND OF LOOK DOWN. >> IM GLAD WE HAD THIS TALK.
IM GOING TO THE ROYAL WEDDING,
NOT AS A GUEST, COVERING IT.
I PICTURE MYSELF BUMPING INTO
THE QUEEN GOING -- IS THAT
WRONG? >> IM SURE SHE WOULD LOVE THAT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE SHE NEEDS TO
KNOW?
KNOW?
>> THERES A WHOLE BUNCH OF SILVER POTS.WHOLE BUNCH OF
SILVER POTS. THERES SILVER THAT I STILL, TO
THIS DAY IS LIKE, WHAT IS THAT
SILVER POT USED FOR?
WHEN YOU DRESS A TABLE, YOU HAVE
POTS FOR SAUCES AND GRAVY.
AND YOURE LIKE, IS THAT A WATER
POT OR A COFFEE POT AND WHATS
THE PORRIDGE.
THE PORRIDGE. WE HAVE A PORRIDGE POT.
WE CALL IT OATMEAL.
AND MY KIDS SAY, DO NOT CALL IT
OATMEAL.
OATMEAL.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS DIFFICULT BEING A MIDDLE-CLASS GIRLCULT
BEING A MIDDLE-CLASS GIRL MARRYING SOMEONE FROM MAIN LINE
PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA.
YOUR PERSONAL STORY IS SPECTACULAR.L STORY IS
SPECTACULAR.
I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU.OU FOR HAVING ME.
THANK YOU. >> GOOD-BYE, COUNTESS.
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