I somehow found myself with a ringside view. I can remember standing in the 1844 room (which is decorated with many colors but I only recall that day as a mass of pale blue and gold) next to two other journalists when Meghan entered to meet Commonwealth scholars.
I remember how polished she looked, how poised she seemed in her stiletto heels, and I remember how emotional she was once most people had gone and she said a final farewell to staff.
There is always tension when a member of the royal family enters an engagement; people are nervous, they want to make the right impression in a small amount of time, and everyone wants everything to go to plan.