A 10-year-old girl told Meghan Markle she wants to be an actress — and her sweet response broke royal protocol

• At a royal engagement in Birmingham, Prince Harry met 10-year-old Sophia Richards, who told him that she wants to be an actress when she grows up.
• He brought her over to meet his fiancée, actress Meghan Markle.
• Markle told her that she can achieve whatever she wants to achieve and that she looks forward to seeing her on TV.

While Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were greeting Birmingham locals at an event for International Women's Day, one ambitious young woman earned a special moment with the royal couple.

People reports that when 10-year-old Sophia Richards told Prince Harry that she wants to be an actress, he brought her over to meet Markle, who starred on "Suits" until she left the show to focus on her royal duties.

Markle enveloped her in a hug.

"Meghan told me that I can achieve whatever I want to achieve. And Meghan said she would like to see me on TV when I become an actress," Richards told People. "It was a dream come true. I will never forget this day."

People's chief foreign correspondent Simon Perry captured a video of their interaction, which he shared on Twitter.

Twitter users were overjoyed by Markle's encouraging message and warm gesture.

Embracing royals is usually off-limits for both security reasons and out of respect for their positions. But Markle goes right in for hugs, and it's not the first time she's broken royal protocol.