---
title: "Royal Wedding Over, Meghan Markle To Get Tactical Driving Training"
description: "We doubt that Markle thought executing a perfect J-turn would be part of her royal duties. However, tactical driving instructor Mick Croome told CBS that every high-profile member of the modern royal family gets training on how to escape a dangerous situation behind the wheel."
date: "2018-05-21"
modified: "2018-05-22"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/20994/royal-wedding-over-meghan-markle-to-get-tactical-driving-training"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "News"
  - "People"
tags:
  - "england"
  - "J-Turn"
  - "Royal Family"
  - "Tactical Driving"
  - "training"
---

# Royal Wedding Over, Meghan Markle To Get Tactical Driving Training

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As the pomp and circumstance surrounding this weekend's royal wedding between England's Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle fades away, the newly-minted Duchess of Sussex starts her first week as a member of the House of Windsor. And among other things, that means Markle will be getting a crash course in [evasive and tactical driving](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/6553/we-helped-team-oneil-and-sig-sauer-create-the-most-badass-driving-course-ever>) techniques, [according to *CBS News*.](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/royal-wedding-2018-meghan-markle-security-escape-training/>)

We doubt that Markle thought executing a perfect J-turn would be part of her royal duties. However, tactical driving instructor Mick Croome told *CBS* that every high-profile member of the modern royal family gets training on how to escape a dangerous situation from the driver's seat. In addition to [mastering maneuvers like the J-turn,](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/10450/watch-a-range-rover-flip-over-during-a-sad-j-turn-attempt>) where a reversing vehicle spins around 180 degrees to drive forward in the same direction without stopping, Markle will learn how to drive at high speeds and safely get away from aggressive paparazzi, obsessed well-wishers, or someone with more nefarious intentions.

https://youtube.com/embed/ip2b82LJIRs

Immediate members of the British royal family are given a 24-hour security detail, which does include a driver, so Markle will probably never get to put her new skills to the test. [But unlike in America,](<https://www.thedrive.com/culture/2765/joe-biden-and-beyond-the-7-politicians-who-actually-love-cars>) where the Secret Service bans current and former presidents from driving on public roads, the royals can still get behind the wheel if they so choose. And increasingly, that's been the case.

"Certainly within the younger members of the royal family, they are very much used to being independent—independent within a security bubble. And driving does afford them a degree of independence," Simon Morgan, a former member of Queen Elizabeth II's security force, [told *CBS News*.](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/royal-wedding-2018-meghan-markle-security-escape-training/>)

[The Queen herself](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/573/please-watch-how-queen-elizabeth-rolls>) is a well-known fan of Land Rover Defenders, and looking at that royal fleet of flawless old Jaguars, Bentleys, and Rolls-Royces from the wedding this weekend, we'd probably be asking for the keys more often than not. So with that in mind, it only makes sense to be prepared.

https://youtube.com/embed/hC8YFYh-jnI

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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