Meghan Markle's Nigerian Tour Style Echoes Her Royal Days

She also mentioned the clear line of separation between Meghan and Harry's roles during the tour. "While Meghan adopts some elegant but more "plus-one"-looking poses here at the start, either smiling or gazing adoringly at Harry as he makes his speech, it is Harry looking very much the lead here," said James. As we've seen in the past, the Duchess favors quiet luxury and leans towards a clean and streamlined method of dressing, evident in Meghan Markle's outfits in Nigeria.

With this wave of looks, there are subtle callbacks to her days as an official royal. The blush-colored Heidi Merrick dress worn on May 10 is called 'Windsor Dress, which may be a nod to her royal in-laws. Additionally, among the jewelry she wore with the look were a $62,000 Lorraine Schwartz pinky band and a $5,500 Ariel Gordon diamond tennis bracelet, which was reportedly a Valentine's Day gift from Prince Harry. Markle donned a Cartier watch similar to a piece her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, owned.

The Duchess also paid homage to Prince Harry's mother again later that day when she swapped out one piece of sentimental jewelry for another. Markle donned Princess Diana's famous cross necklace, a gift from her husband, as she visited Nigeria Unconquered, a charity organization. Alongside the necklace, the Duchess sported a white strapless St. Agni gown, a look she completed with an elegant updo—both fashionable and functional, as temperatures were reportedly sweltering on day two of Markle's Nigeria visit—and a minimal, but effortlessly put-together makeup style.

Her dress from Johanna Ortiz also bears a striking resemblance to the brown Martin Grant she wore during the Sussex royal tour of South Africa in September 2019. Her chic white suit from Altuzarra that she wore on Day 1 of the tour is also reminiscent of what would usually be worn by royal women during an international tour. Whether these nods and references to Markle's former life as a royal are intentional is unknown, but they strike up a lot of curiosity.