Fans baffled by Meghan Markle’s posh new accent

SHE’S lived in England for less than a year, but our newest royal is speaking like the (fancy) locals and everyone is baffled.

THERE’S no doubt Meghan Markle has made a lot of big changes to try and fit in with her fancy in-laws, but the newest royal may be taking it a little too far.

A short clip featuring the American-born Duchess of Sussex speaking in what appears to be a posh British accent while on an official tour with the Queen last month is going viral on social media — with many people baffled by her new voice.

‘Blimey, bloomin’ brilliant to see you!’ Meghan (probably) said. Picture: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images

It was during this trip to Chester with the Queen that people first noticed Meghan’s strange new inflections. Picture: Phil Noble — WPA Pool/Getty Images

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Meghan, dressed in a stunning Givenchy cape dress, is filmed chatting to a local fan named Aya, who had joined the crowds lining the streets of Cheshire to catch a glimpse of the royals.

“Thank you, I appreciate that, that’s so kind,” she can be heard telling the person standing beside Aya.

When Aya tells Meghan that she’s been a longtime fan, Meghan gushes back in regal tones: “Oh my goodness, thank you!”

Look, it’s totally normal to adopt a bit of a local twang when you move overseas (everyone’s got that one friend who moved to London on a student visa for 18 months and came back saying things like “it’s half-three”) but given that Meghan has only lived in the UK for just over seven months, it feels perhaps a little premature.

Watch for yourself and decide:

Meghan said my name, that’s me done😭 pic.twitter.com/167F2ubjUh

— Aya El Zeiny (@elzeiny99) June 14, 2018

In fact, not since Lindsay Lohan adopted that bizarre foreign accent have the people of Twitter been so baffled.

Meghan Markle’s fake British accent makes me so uncomfy.

— Kiara Provenzano (@Kiara_Pro) July 7, 2018

Meghan Markle is 100% faking that accent 😂

— Danielle Hare (@daniellemhare) July 6, 2018

LOL. Meghan Markle now has a British accent. LOL

— Eugene Labella (@EugeLabelly) July 6, 2018

Meghan Markle is a lil phony for that fake British accent coming through

But if I became British royalty you’d see me day 2 saying pip pip cheerio

— Shan (@shoy_7) July 5, 2018

I just watched a video that showed Meghan Markle starting to have a british accent and I’m so here for it you have no idea. 😱😱😱

— M'lyn Miller (@mlyn_miller) July 5, 2018

However, plenty of others were quick to defend the new Duchess of Sussex.

Okay obviously Meghan Markle has a British accent. Y’all haven’t visited somewhere for a long period of time and never picked up on their accent? Stop with the backlash let the woman live

— New England Lez (@_lezzbhonest) July 6, 2018

Who can fault Meghan Mariel for picking up a British accent? It only takes watching one episode of any foreign tv show for me to do that.😂

— Katie (@derstk) July 6, 2018

As someone who lived in the UK, it's natural to pick up an accent. Meghan Markle isn't being fake. She's surrounded with it, & to me it's a given that she would.

— Sarah Logan (@quirkygirlsarah) July 6, 2018

Some people are making fun of Duchess Meghan developing an RP British accent, but this is normal! At work, I talk to people all over the U.S. and I have to fight the tendency to pick up a U.S. Southern accent after about 5 minutes. Meghan is immersed in RP English!

— Amy Stellmacher (@AmyStellmacher) July 6, 2018