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Meet Whanganui's royal super fan who will follow Harry and Meghan in her campervan

September 14, 2018

Marie Shepherd couldn’t score an invite to the wedding, but will still go on a royal tour.

A Whanganui woman who tried, and failed, to get an invite to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding is excited about their upcoming royal tour of New Zealand.

So much so, that she plans to follow the newlyweds around the country in her yellow campervan.

Seven Sharp went to meet Marie Shepherd to find out more.

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