On Tuesday, I decided it would be a good use of my time to stalk the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, during their very short stay in Sydney.

Did I wait four and a half hours at the Opera House to meet them? Yes.

Did I lie to my Uber driver about why I was going to Circular Quay so early in the morning? Also yes.

It all started when I saw the photos of Meghan and Harry as they arrived in Australia on Monday morning. The bogan inside me became overwhelmingly excited that very royal, very famous and very beautiful people would be staying at and/or visiting places just minutes from where I live.

‘My grandmother would want me to do this,’ I told myself, desperately trying to forget her problematic political views. ‘She loved the royal family.’

So selfless.

So I camped out, beside people holding signs that read 'Sparkle like Markle,' and 'Couple Goals,' and Iwaited.

About two hours in, my research told me Meghan and Harry were STILL at Taronga Zoo pretending to be interested in a sleeping koala, and I started to get impatient. I waswaiting.For noreason.They needed tohurry.

Then finally, they arrived.

My first observation was that they have a lot of 'people'. As the crowd watched the Opera House stairs eagerly, hoping to catch the first glimpse of the royal couple, we were disappointed over and over again.

'WHO EVEN ARE YOU,' I wanted to yell at the randoms who emerged first. 'NO ONE CARES WE ONLY CARE ABOUT THE ROYAL ONES.'

Watch the moment Clare met Meghan and Harry. But actually.

But then we saw them, and everyone, but mostly me,went full bogan.

There were gifts. There were flags. There were questions about Meghan's pregnancy. There were thousands of questionably hygienic hands reaching for a handshake. And there were a lot of children who had been brought along for the sole purpose of attracting Meghan and Harry's attention but who, personally, had no f*cking idea who these people were.

You're right... there.

You're getting closer goodness.

Your... face. Who looks like that.

Dat... face.

Hi I'm Clare yes hi.

HARRY PLS.

As they walked past me, looked medirectly in the soul,and responded to my slightly aggressive CONGRATULATIONS, these were the details I noticed:

Meghan and Harry are clearly exceptionally trained when it comes to interacting with the public. There's no sense that they find the crowds exhausting or annoying - only that they want to shake your hand and hear what you have to say.

And that's a very impressive skill.

Now excuse me while I go back to admiring the hand that did the shake.

I'm so sorry anyone had to shake this.

Read Clare's recap of stalking Meghan and Harry for 24 hours in Sydney.

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