Meghan Markle’s Style Has Been Intentionally Meaningful From Day 1

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was made public. But from day one, she understood that her fashion choices could send a message—and not just the message that she has great taste.

In the third episode of the couple recalls 's very first “royal walkabout"—when members of the Royal Family meet with the public to shake hands and pose for photos—in December 2017.“I never saw pictures or videos of a ‘walkabout,'” Meghan recalls of preparing for the event, which the press dubbed her first “Royal test.” Though Harry did his best to explain the details, there was female-specific element which he was less informed about: the fashion.“I could talk her through as much as I knew from my own experience and what I'd seen, but the piece I really didn't know about was the style,” confesses Harry, “and how a woman needed to dress.”The Duchess of Sussex recalled her frenzied prep for the official engagement. “I was like, ‘Should I wear these earrings?

Are these a British designer? I just ordered these online, are these good?’" she says, making it apparent that she understood that her stylistic choices could be a way to show her good will toward the people of Britain; her choice to represent a British designer was not a fluke.

Meghan also explained her beige wardrobe, and why she dressed in more muted colors during the early days of her life as a royal. “Most of the time that I was in the UK, I rarely wore color," she said. "There was thought in that.