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MEGHAN Markle ditched Prince Harry for the first time to do a royal engagement - and had a sleepover with the Queen. The train was used 14 times in 2017 by the royal family The royal pair set off yesterday and spent the night on the luxury Royal Train as they traveled to Cheshire for Thursday morning.   The Queen eased Meghan Markle into her new royal role with the pair traveling by train to Chester to open the Mersey Gateway Bridge and a full day of official duties The swish Royal Train has nine carriages and Meghan will stay in one of the ensuite bedrooms, and dine in the 12-seater dining room. This marks the newlywed's first solo royal engagement with the Queen – something Kate Middleton is yet to be offered. And it will be the first time a non-senior royal has been invited on to the train, again something The Duchess of Cambridge is yet to be invited on. Meghan and her newest grandmother took the train up north, where they will open the Me...

The royal family owns $18 billion worth of real estate in the UK— take a look inside 11 of their lavish properties The royal family owns property across the UK valued at an estimated $18 billion. The queen receives 25% of the Crown Estate's revenues to spend on maintaining her properties as well as her official work. From palaces to private homes, here are 11 properties that the royal family calls their own. The royal family owns private residential houses as well as castles and palaces across the UK. They also own famous landmarks like the Savoy Hotel and the Ascot Racecourse. Many of them have been in the royal family for hundreds of years. Buckingham Palace — London, England Buckingham Palace.  Buckingham Palace is the administrative headquarters of the ruling monarch— in other words, the queen's office. Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms total, including 19 Staterooms, 52 bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, and 78...