This archive report was first published on 14 May 2020.
On Commonwealth Day in 2020, Meghan Markle walked out of Westminster Abbey in a stunning bright green cape dress by Emilia Wickstead, marking her final royal engagement. The powerful look was a perfect blend of style and symbolism, sending a clear message to the designer and to those who believed the two women had a 'complicated' relationship.
According to Christine Ross, editor of the Meghan's Mirror blog, Meghan's choice of Emilia Wickstead for the design was a deliberate statement. 'To choose Emilia Wickstead for that design, someone who is iconically British and so iconically royal as well, I think was very, very well thought out,' she said.
Christine believes that Meghan's first ever royal outfit, which she wore to the Invictus Games in Toronto, sent a powerful message about her approach to life in the royal spotlight. 'That was such a statement of 'this is who I am, this is who I'm going to be, this is what my style is' because her outfit was quintessentially her own style,' she said.
Emilia Wickstead is a popular British designer and a favourite of Meghan's sister-in-law, the Duchess of Cambridge. Despite a 'complicated' issue between the two women, which arose from an interview the designer did with a magazine, Christine believes that Meghan's fashion choices were able to clear up any misunderstandings.
Speaking on the Mirror's royal podcast Pod Save the Queen, Christine said: 'Maybe a month or so later Meghan actually wore a custom Emilia Wickstead dress, and that situation shows the power of Meghan's fashion choices. She was able to say with this fashion choice, Emilia Wickstead and I are great. We're on great terms, that whole thing was a huge misunderstanding and look at the lovely dress she designed for me.'
Christine added: 'I think that vision of Meghan walking back towards the car with the cape blowing in the wind, it can make you quite emotional can't it.'
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