![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/meghan-markle-breaks-royal-protocol-as-she-heads-to-vote-in-us-elections/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2_Duchess-of-Sussex-has-shared-this-photograph-of-her-wearing-an-I-voted-sticker-We-can-safely-assu.jpg&description=Meghan Markle has broken royal protocol as she headed down to vote in the US mid-term elections. The Duchess of Sussex urged her fellow Americans to vote as she exercised her own civic duty. In a photo shared to her Archewell site overnight, an "I voted" sticker can be seen plastered across her t-shirt. The smiling picture was then accompanied by a spearate post titled 'VOTE'. 'Today is Election Day in the US! Time to get out and vote!' the post read. Meghan and Prince Harry also shared a text service number which aims to help find polling locations and other information for voters. Meghan and Prince Harry also shared a text service number which aims to help find polling locations (Image: PA) 'Text ARCHEWELL to 26797 to find your polling location and make sure you are ready to vote,' they added. Meghan's voting announcement is one of the few times a member of the royal family has voted in an election. The Duchess was the first modern royal to vote in a US presidential election when she casted her ballot back in 2020, according to people.com. A source told the site at the time that Meghan 'is voting in this election', but would not say whether she voted early or locally in California, where she lives with Prince Harry and their two children Archie, three, and Lilibet, one. Harry and Meghan stepped down from their position as senior royals before moving stateside in January 2020. Senior members of the royal family are technically allowed to vote but are usually expected to remain neutral on political matters. For example, the late Queen Elizabeth II did not vote, but the royal website said this was due to "convention" rather than the monarch being banned from doing so. 'As head of state the Queen has to remain strictly neutral with respect to political matters,' the website states. King Charles III is expected to follow suit although was vocal on a number of issues during his service as Prince of Wales. People wait in line to register before voting at the St. Anthony){kind=link}
The Duchess of Sussex urged her fellow Americans to vote as she exercised her own civic duty, as divisive issues such as guns, abortion and threats to democracy add to the importance of this year’s elections
Meghan Markle has broken royal protocol as she headed down to vote in the US mid-term elections.
The Duchess of Sussex urged her fellow Americans to vote as she exercised her own civic duty.
In a photo shared to her Archewell site overnight, an “I voted” sticker can be seen plastered across her t-shirt.
The smiling picture was then accompanied by a spearate post titled “VOTE”.