Meghan Markle is yet to receive the same honour as Kate Middleton, Princess Diana, the Queen, Camilla Parker Bowles and Princess Anne.
When Prince Harry married Meghan in May last year and welcomed their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor this year, the former-actress officially became part of the royal family.
While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex complete royal tours together, Meghan remains without the honorary military appointment that her fellow female royals hold.
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The Queen served in the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) during World War Two.
Her Majesty – known as Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor in the ATS – is a trained mechanic and driver.
In addition, Princess Anne’s impressive royal record comprises of 27 military appointments.
This year, the Princess Royal rode on horseback, alongside Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince William in her role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Blues and Royals.
Prince Harry’s mother Princess Diana also held honorary appointments including for the Princess of Wales’ Regiment, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall holds military honours, including a position in the Desert Rats Association in memory of her father.
Express suggested that Meghan is yet to express an interest in taking on a military appointment, and is instead focusing on social issues, environmentalism and women’s leadership.
Presently, Kate holds the position of Honorary Air Commandant of the RAF Air Cadets.
The Duchess of Cambridge is famously passionate about issues facing young people and education, making the Air Cadets program perfect for her.
The RAF train youths between the ages of 12 and 20 in flying, outdoors and leadership skills.
The publication also pointed out that Meghan still doesn’t hold British citizenship – a likely obstacle in gaining a British Armed Forces position.
Furthermore, Express argued that the Duchess of Sussex’s entry into the Royal Family is still fairly recent.
The 38-year-old received her first royal patronages in January this year – within a year of her royal wedding with Prince Harry- and became a patron of the National Theatre, The Mayhew, the Association of Commonwealth Universities and Smart Works.
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This timeframe is comparable with the Duchess of Cambridge, who became a patron of the Royal Foundation in October 2011, the same year she married Prince William.
In addition, Kate didn’t receive her Air Cadets appointment from Prince Philip until December 2015.
Other female royals that are yet to hold military appointments include Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York (despite her husband Prince Andrew’s long-standing service in the Royal Navy).
Their daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie also don’t hold any military honours due to the fact they are not senior “working” royals.
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