As royal fans know, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and baby Archie spent the past six weeks chilling together as a family, away from the spotlight. Reports eventually emerged that they celebrated the holidays on Vancouver Island, where they were spotted jogging, taking hikes, and hanging around town.

But one couple got a major surprise when the royals happened upon them on a hike. Picture it: You’re in a gorgeous setting and bust out your selfie stick to try to take a photo, but you’re struggling to get the shot because selfie sticks can be annoying that way. A nice person walking by offers to take it for you—and it turns out that person is the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, with Prince Harry standing nearby. Reader, I would probably pass out, but Iliya Pavlovic and Asymina Kantorowicz kept it together and shared their story with CTV News Vancouver Island.

“We noticed a group was standing nearby and they had two dogs, one of which was approaching us,” Kantorowicz said. “She starts asking if we want her to take a photo for us. We said sure. I didn’t see who she was at that time.” But she did notice another former Suits star Abigail Spencer with the group, which should have been a sign as she’s a close friend of the duchess.

“I thought she [Markle] looked familiar, but didn’t think it could actually be her,” she added. But very quickly, the couple realized just who exactly had offered to take their photo. “I froze up. I actually couldn’t believe who it was. Then I looked over to the side, and that’s when I realized Prince Harry was standing there. I kept looking back and forth like, ‘Is this actually happening?'”

“In that moment the only thing I could think to say, ‘There’s only so much that selfie sticks can do,'” Kantorowicz said. “She laughed and responded with something like, ‘We’ll have to do better,’ and then Harry said, ‘No pressure.'” A “very friendly” Markle then took a few photos. “She handed the phone back and said, ‘Happy New Year!’ and we said, ‘Thanks and happy New Year!'” Kantorowicz said. “Then we kind of turned to each other laughed and said, ‘Did that just happen?’ I still can’t believe it. It feels like a dream.” The Sussexes and their crew then headed off about their day.

This is the second photo by Markle to make headlines during their trip. It was also confirmed that she took the adorable shot, above, of her husband and son, which was released on the Sussex Royal Instagram ahead of the new year.

Oh, how we love relatable royals.

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