Royally snubbed?<\/p>\n
An Australian woman, dubbed the \u201cunbothered queen\u201d by fans on social media, has gone viral after ignoring Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their surprise visit to Bondi Beach last Friday.<\/p>\n
The wild scene occurred when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped onto the sand with a large group of fans, lifeguards and cameras on the final day of their tour of the country<\/a>. <\/p>\n While all other eyes were glued to Harry and Markle, the unidentified beachgoer couldn\u2019t care less as she lounged on the beach, as seen in video footage obtained by the Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n An Australian woman, dubbed the \u201cunbothered queen\u201d by fans on social media, has gone viral after ignoring Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (pictured here) during their visit to Bondi Beach in Australia last Friday. BACKGRID<\/p>\n The scene occurred when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped onto the sand with a large group of fans and lifeguards on the last day of their tour of the country. BACKGRID<\/p>\n As the duke, 41, and duchess, 44, walked by with the large group in tow, the \u201cunbothered queen\u201d remained lying on a beach towel reading her book.<\/p>\n Although the Sussexes walked right by the unfazed sunbather, she didn\u2019t attempt to get out of the way or join the crowd as Harry and Markle made their way down to the shoreline for a lifeguard demonstration.<\/p>\n The scene quickly went viral, and users rushed to social media to joke about the incident and cheer on the Bondi beachgoer for not getting up to join the swarming crowd.<\/p>\n \u201cUnbothered queen!\u201d one person wrote on Reddit<\/a> alongside a clip of the encounter.<\/p>\n \u201cLove this woman!\u201d another commented.<\/p>\n Users rushed to social media to joke about the incident and cheer on the Bondi beachgoer for not getting up to join the crowd behind Harry and Markle. BACKGRID<\/p>\n \u201cUnbothered queen!\u201d one person wrote on social media beneath a clip of the encounter. BACKGRID<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cWhy should she move?\u201d asked a third, while a fourth shared, \u201cThis lady wanted to be on camera as the one with zero f\u2013ks.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, others defended Harry and Markle and suggested the \u201cunbothered queen\u201d didn\u2019t realize the Sussexes were there at the beach.<\/p>\n \u201cShe looks confused like she woke up from a nap,\u201d one user wrote. \u201cIt seems like she didn\u2019t know what was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think this Australia trip has highlighted the fact that the media narrative surrounding Harry (and especially) Meghan is not true,\u201d another added. \u201cThe media would have you believe that she was going to be booed or tarred and feathered, but a lot of people seemed happy to see them.\u201d<\/p>\n Harry and Markle\u2019s reps did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n Other fans defended Harry and Markle and suggested the \u201cunbothered queen\u201d didn\u2019t realize the Sussexes were walking by her. BACKGRID<\/p>\n Harry (as seen here) posed for photos with some of the Bondi beachgoers during his and Markle\u2019s surprise visit. BACKGRID<\/p>\n The Sussexes\u2019 visit to Bondi Beach last Friday marked one of their final events before leaving the country following a four-day visit to Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney.<\/p>\n Besides observing a lifeguard demonstration, the royal couple also held a private meeting<\/a> with first responders and survivors from last year\u2019s tragic Bondi Beach shooting that left 15 people dead.<\/p>\n Elsewhere during their whirlwind tour of Australia<\/a>, Harry and Markle visited a children\u2019s hospital, met with veterans and attended a rugby match.<\/p>\n But the Duchess of Sussex also came under fire for claiming she was the \u201cmost trolled person in the entire world\u201d<\/a> during a visit to an Australian youth mental health organization.<\/p>\n The royal couple (pictured here during their surprise visit to Bondi Beach) also held a private meeting with first responders and survivors from last year\u2019s tragic shooting. BACKGRID<\/p>\n Harry and Markle (seen here at Bondi Beach) also visited a children\u2019s hospital, met with veterans and attended a rugby match during their whirlwind tour of Australia. BACKGRID<\/p>\n