Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited Chichester, Bognor, Brighton and Peacehaven.

Summary

It was the first time Harry and Meghan visited Sussex together since being made Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The pair visited Chichester, Bognor, Brighton and Peacehaven.
They saw a rare Sussex copy of the American Declaration of Independence in Chichester.
Our live updates for the day have now ended.

Live Reporting

Stuart Maisner and Bob Dale

Royal couple meet schoolchildren in Brightonpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
Tom Pugh
BBC South East Digital Reporter
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Chants of “Harry, Harry, Harry” rang out among the vast crowd that turned out to meet the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton.
After chatting to members of the public, the royal couple were greeted at the Pavilion entrance by pupils from Queen’s Park School.
Harry traded high fives and handshakes with the children as his wife spoke to other youngsters.
Among them was nine-year-old Isla who said: “Harry said ‘how are you?’, ‘what are you doing?’, ‘what’s your favourite subject?
“And Meghan just said, ‘How are you?’. I was really excited.”
'How old are you?'published at 14:31 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
Tom Pugh
BBC South East Digital Reporter
This was the question one of these schoolchildren asked the Duchess of Sussex during the royal visit to the Royal Pavilion in Brighton.
I'm sure no offence was taken.
Royal high fives for everybodypublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
An excited welcome for the Duke and Duchess as they enter the Pavilion Gardens.
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Royals arrive at Brighton Pavilionpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
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Getting ready for the royalspublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
A group of schoolchildren are waiting for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Brighton.
The royal couple will be visiting the Royal Pavilion and the Survivors' Network charity.
Crowds building in Brighton for royal visitorspublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
Tom Pugh
BBC South East Digital Reporter
Crowds building at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton ahead of the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
They are expected to arrive imminently.
Thank you, West Sussexpublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
A note of thanks from Kensington Palace after this morning's royal visit to Chichester and Bognor Regis.
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Excitement builds in Brightonpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
BBC South East Today's Rob Smith will be live in Brighton this evening, reporting on the day's events and meeting some of the people who got to chat to Harry and Meghan.
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What the royals aren't allowed to dopublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
Closing a car door might not be a big deal but when the Duchess of Sussex does it's a bit different. Etiquette expert William Hanson discusses royal rules with Bela Shah.
In pictures: The very best of Bognorpublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
Here are some of the highlights of the royal couple's visit to Bognor Regis.
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Harry and Meghan met staff and students at the University of Chichester's campus in the town.
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They were treated to a burst of Vivaldi's Four Seasons by music students.
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The one-day tour moves on to Brighton and Hove where, after lunch, Harry and Meghan will tour the Royal Pavilion, built by Harry's ancestor the Prince Regent.
They will then move on to a charity which helps survivors of sexual violence.
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The visit will wrap up in Peacehaven just after 16:00 BST.
Sussex Police ready for visitpublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
Brighton and Hove's finest are prepared for the big day.
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Bye bye Bognorpublished at 13:09 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have left Bognor Regis and are on their way to Brighton.
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The couple visited the University of Chichester's campus in Bognor, where they met staff and students.
After lunch they'll tour the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, before visiting the Survivors' Network, external, which supports those who've suffered sexual abuse and violence.
The tour finishes at the Joff Youth Centre in Peacehaven.
From one of our reporters on the scene...published at 12:54 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
Natalie Graham
BBC South East Today presenter
I'm with the growing crowd waiting patiently at Brighton Pavilion, where the Duke and Duchess will be arriving after lunch.
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They've got the royal visit all sewn uppublished at 12:47 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
The knitted Harry and Meghan wait to meet their royal counterparts in Brighton!
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Crowds gathering in Brightonpublished at 12:40 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
Crowds are gathering in Brighton ahead of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex arriving in the city.
The royal couple are due to visit the Royal Pavilion - the former seaside palace of King George IV, the duke's great, great, great, great uncle.
They will also visit the Survivors' Network, a charity that supports survivors of rape and sexual assault.
How Bognor became royalpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
The Sussex resort earned its royal suffix thanks to a visit by Harry's great-great grandfather George V.
But ironically it was he who is credited with uttering the most famous insult against the town - "bugger Bognor".
How this came about, or even if it did, is debatable, but there are two versions of the story.
One has it that he uttered the phrase when initially approached about the town's request for the "Regis" suffix.
The other states that on his deathbed it was put to him he should return to the town to get better. His contempt for this advice resulted in the angry outburst.
Brilliant Bognor welcomes royalspublished at 12:26 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
The couple have arrived at their second stop, Bognor Regis.
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Meeting dignitaries in Bognor Regispublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
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BBC South East digital reporter
The Royal couple are now in Bognor on the second leg of their visit to Sussex.
Here's some footage of them arriving.
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Meghan leaves her markpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
On the first stop of their tour of Sussex, the Duke and Duchess visited Edes House, external, where they viewed an original copy of the American Declaration of Independence.
The US-born Duchess also left her mark in the visitors' book.
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Royal couple arrive in Bognor Regispublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in Bognor Regis on the second part of their whistle-stop tour of Sussex.
They will be officially opening the University of Chichester's Engineering and Digital Technology Park in Bognor Regis.