Isaac Ashe
BBC News, East Midlands

Shani Saviciene, who gave Meghan a healing crystal for "positivity", said she begged to speak to the Duchess of Sussex.

The 30-year-old said: "Meghan was actually on that side [of the pavement]. I don't know if she realised there were fans on this side.

"So then I tapped one of her team members and begged them 'please, please, please can she come to this side?'

"And then she did, and I said to her, 'I love you so much. I've given one of your team, like, a healing crystal for you', and she was really grateful."

Asked why she gave Meghan a crystal, Shani said: "I just want her to be protected, uplifted, and just have as much positivity around her as possible."

Noor Nanji
Royal correspondant

As a reminder, Harry and Meghan are not working royals.

They are here in Nottingham as public figures, and as supporters of individual projects.

The Royal Household has made it clear they view them as private citizens.

But there's no doubt that a day like this all looks and feels, very royal.

Friends Sharon Reay, 41, and Anna Sanders, 39, from Nottingham, have met Harry before.

Sharon said: "Meghan - she was very petite, she had a very slick ponytail and she looked beautiful.

"It was the first time meeting her today. When they first got engaged, they were in Nottingham and we met Harry then the first time around.

"It was a lot nicer and much smaller today. We felt like we got to hear him talking to the kids. It was intimate.

"They bring a personality and a warmth."

Asha Patel
Nottingham

Friends Irene Hardman and Mary Cooper met Harry and Meghan in 2017, and came to see them again with a picture from their first encounter.

Irene said: "They were lovely.

"When he saw the picture he said 'oh my goodness me', and he said he remembered it well.

"I said 'I bet you don't but it's nice to hear'. They're lovely people, they're so friendly and willing to stand and talk and have a chat.

"I was talking to him as though he was my mate."

Mary added: "There's a lot more people here today than there were last time.

"I wish it was a royal engagement. I think there so few young royals. I wish there would be a reconciliation. I thought he ought to have security as well."

Of Meghan, she added: "She was absolutely delightful - she's a pleasure to talk to."

Isaac Ashe
East Midlands

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Isaac Ashe
BBC News, East Midlands

These are some of the scenes as Harry and Meghan arrived at their first stop on their visit to Nottingham.

The couple spent lots of time shaking hands and chatting to the crowds.

Harry told one person it was "great" to be back in the UK.

Isaac Ashe
East Midlands

Emily Davis, 21, who gave Meghan a bunch of yellow flowers, said it was an honour to meet her.

Emily said: "I gave her flowers, and I shook her hand. I just said, 'I've always wanted to meet you. It's an honour'.

"She looks amazing up close. She was dressed amazingly.

"I gave her a card, and she folded it up and put it in her pocket so she can read it later."

Emily said she wrote on the card that Meghan "really inspires" her.

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Asha Patel
Nottingham

Among the people gathered outside CRS were couple Kiara Jarvis, 25, and Reece Sweeney-Fenton, 30, who travelled from Lichfield in Staffordshire to be here.

Reece said their relationship had been about as long as Harry and Meghan's, and he has followed their journey.

He says he is glad they're "giving England another go".

Our journalists at the CRS estimate a couple of hundred people had gathered for the arrival of Harry and Meghan.

And there are two further locations in the city being visited by the couple later today, so plenty of Nottingham will have had the chance to shake hands with Harry and Meghan.

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Isaac Ashe
East Midlands

Meanwhile, inside the CRS, it's all smiles...

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Isaac Ashe
East Midlands

The second stop for Harry and Meghan will be Himmah, a charity in Hyson Green that seeks to tackle poverty, food insecurity, racism and social exclusion through community meals, food parcels and providing support.

The couple will first see a cooking class at the Himmah Hub, before visiting the charity's food bank.

The duchess's relationship with Himmah grew after the Together: Our Community Cookbook was published in 2018.

In 2021, Meghan donated £10,000 to Himmah from sales, which Harry then matched with his own donation - saying: "Nottingham holds a special place in my heart, having had the privilege of visiting and supporting the community there for over a decade."

The couple will then head back to Sneinton for their final stop of the day to visit Epic Partners, which supports children, young people and families through youth work, sport, mentoring and education.

Harry began a relationship with the charity's work in 2013 when he visited St Ann's in the city, which led to the Full Effect partnership between Epic and CRS, supported by The Royal Foundation from 2013 to 2020.

The partnership mixed community-based support with school interventions, including music and creative activities.

During their 2017 royal visit, Meghan met young people supported by Full Effect and spent time with Epic's girls' nurture group.

Leonora Ncomanzi, one of the young people she mentored, was invited to the couple's wedding celebrations.

Harry's support continued through a donation to BBC Children in Need, while last year he donated a further £50,000 to Epic-supported apprenticeships organisation Coach Core.

Isaac Ashe
East Midlands

Harry and Meghan's spokesperson has told BBC News they were "really excited" to be back together in Nottingham, nine years since their last joint visit (below).

"They are back here primarily because they support and believe in the organisations they are visiting," they said.

"They enjoy coming back to revisit projects they are personally invested in, to meet the same people and understand what is happening and how things are changing."

Isaac Ashe
East Midlands

Harry and Meghan have now moved into the Community Recording Studio (CRS) to begin their visit.

They will be meeting rapper and CRS attendee Jah Digga, taking part in a bracelet workshop, and observing an acting workshop.

You can read more about their visit to Nottingham here.

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Asha Patel
Nottingham

The crowd cheered as the couple got out of a dark-coloured Range Rover, before one woman shouted: "We love you Duchess Meghan, we love you!"

The crowd was quieter as they walked past, many onlookers commenting on how "beautiful" Meghan looked.

A few told the couple "I love you so much".

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Meghan hugged groups of fans and seemed as excited to see them as they were to see her.

Asha Patel
Nottingham

"What class are you missing to be here?" Harry asks school pupils in attendance.

He spoke to them about their favourite subjects, and asked what they would be doing in their school holidays.

"No social media? Good, that's what we like," he said to a small group of children.

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Isaac Ashe
East Midlands

The couple took some time to meet people outside of the CRS.

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Handshakes and selfies with the fans.

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Asha Patel
Nottingham

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Cheers soon went quiet as everyone watched the couple make their way to the venue.

Harry and Meghan were greeting people on their way in.

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Asha Patel
Nottingham

They're here - and members of the public are cheering.

Asha Patel
Nottingham

There is a lot of excited chatter at the barriers.

Every now and then this quietens down in anticipation.

Schoolchildren have lined up among members of the public to greet the couple.

We hear they are maybe a matter of minutes away from arriving.

Asha Patel
Nottingham

Toby Craven, 24, from West Bridgford in Nottinghamshire, said he only came to the area to get his tyres done at the garage opposite.

"I got here and I thought 'what's going on?'," he said.

He didn't know Meghan and Harry were back in the UK, but said he was a fan of Meghan, having watched her in US legal drama Suits.

Asked what he thought of them being in Nottingham, he said: "It's pretty cool, it'll make a good story."