Meghan Markle's First Tour Had 'Cause For Concern,' Former Royal Bodyguard Says

Meghan Markle's first major tour had a cause for concern.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are still on their Commonwealth tour. However, Princess Diana's former bodyguard Ken Wharfe thinks that the security service during their visit to Fiji wasn't prepared.

"I think Kensington Palace was right to say there was cause for concern," Wharfe told Sky News (via Express). "My own view is that these visits are always very difficult to police and to protect. But I think what we have to keep in mind here is that this was their first major visit to Australia and the South Pacific and one has to rely on the planning beforehand."

Wharfe also stressed that the tour was planned ahead, so they should have expected a huge crowd. However, there was an absolute chaos when Markle stepped out in a busy Fiji street market.

"And this was clearly in their schedule and so there should have been an understanding that this would be fully packed with people - and of course Royals like to meet local people," Wharfe continued.

"Having looked at the footage there should have been - and it's very easy to talk after the event I know - but there should have been a defined entry and exit with either some rope or some barriers and additional security. What happened, in the end, was total confusion with nobody even the security there really unsure as to where to go," he explained.

"And given the fact Meghan is pregnant and here we are with temperatures in the 80Fs, it seems to me that the actual planning and the organisation - in the event of an enquiry - will be found to be wanting."

On Wednesday, Markle visited Suva market that supports the UN Women's project "Markets for Change." However, the crowd was bigger than they anticipated that the new royal had to be rushed away after only six minutes.

"The visit was cut slightly short due to the large number of people within the market, which made the event uncomfortably busy," a royal source said. "There were much bigger crowds than people had been anticipating and there were a lot of people cramped into the market."

Markle reportedly looked "flustered" and "afraid." Due to the incident, Markle's protection officer and Kensington Palace staff met. It was the palace who suggested that Markle leave early due to "crowd management issues."