New Duchess will accompany Queen on royal visit to the region

The new Duchess of Sussex is accompanying the Queen on a royal visit to the North West later this month.

The new wife of Prince Harry is accompanying the Queen on a visit to Cheshire.

The Queen and Meghan Markle, who married Prince Harry in May, will officially open the Mersey Gateway Bridge on 14 June.

The Mersey Gateway bridge

A Royal spokesman said they would also attend a lunch at Chester Town Hall.

The Queen and the Duchess will also open the £37m Storyhouse Theatre in Chester.

The theatre opened in May 2017 following a two-and-a-half-year renovation project.

The Mersey Gateway Bridge, between Runcorn and Widnes, opened in October.

There has been criticism over the number of fines handed out to motorists.

The Mersey Gateway Bridge generated £20.7m in its first six months – almost a quarter of which was made through fines for unpaid tolls.