![]() So the last day that Meghan and Harry have to sit up straight in uncomfortable wooden seats has come and gone. She sat with her family, and all three of the women stood out from the sea of black and navy suits in their colorful ensembles. Of course, no royal engagement party gets started until the Queen arrives, and she did so in a periwinkle coat dress and matching wide-brim hat. A solid effort, and probably a preview of what’s to come if Sophie takes up more of Meghan’s duties.ĭominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty Images) She and her husband sat next to Meghan and Harry, Sophie wearing a white sheath with a black swoosh print on the skirt. Like all fun aunts, Sophie, the Countess of Wessex (who is married to the Queen’s son Prince Edward), had a front row seat to family drama she’s mostly removed from. It was a far cry from the sartorial risks she took during her visit to Ireland last week (vintage Oscar de la Renta! Polka dots! A haircut!), but it got the job done. It’s an outfit she knows well, having worn it on Christmas in 2018. As Harper’s Bazaar noted, she opted for a rusty crimson red coat dress by Catherine Walker. ![]() If Meghan went for slight costumey drama, Kate played it safe in a go-to style from one of her favorite designers. Anyone who has ever cursed their assigned dinner table at a wedding might understand the feeling. Meghan and Harry sat behind Kate and William in the chapel, and the group formerly known as the Fab Four did not speak to each other while waiting for things to begin. Plus, a neckline like that is always itchy on the collarbone. ![]() The dress seems a little self-conscious, and way too much. Though Meghan gamely took a victory lap through the UK this week, one cannot help but close-read her overdone look as a statement on her allegedly-miserable life as a duchess. For a couple who decided to eschew tradition so boldly, sending British tabloids into a tizzy with their January announcement of ditching their lives as royals, it was a very diplomatic display-even if Meghan’s outfit looked fussy, like an American’s idea of how British people dress. ![]() Though they chose to not walk the procession alongside the Queen, the family all sat together in Westminster Abbey.Īs they entered the church they were married in, the fabric draping over Meghan’s shoulder breezed in the wind quite photogenically, and she smiled for the cameras. It would not have looked out-of-place on Wallis Simpson in 1936. She carried a Gabriela Hearst purse.Īfter a weekend spent coordinating outfits with Prince Harry-more specifically, matching her dress to his ties-the two twinned once again before returning to their new lives in Canada. The Duchess’ dress had a demi-cape slung over her left shoulder, which made the entire look seem just a bit art deco. The Duchess of Sussex arrived at the annual Commonwealth Day celebration in a gemstone green fitted frock by Emilia Wickstead and matching fishnet fascinator. But fashion-wise, Meghan Markle was not about to go gently into her final official duty as a royal. Many people choose to phone it in during their last day at a job. ![]() Love the royals? Join Beast Inside to get access to Royalist, The Beast’s exclusive royals coverage, including a weekly recap of everything happening with the Windsors. ![]()
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