{"id":352011,"date":"2025-08-17T16:11:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T16:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/352011\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T16:11:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T16:11:23","slug":"meghan-markles-breathtaking-dress-she-copied-straight-from-princess-dianas-wardrobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/352011\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle’s ‘breathtaking’ dress she copied straight from Princess Diana’s wardrobe"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to royal fashion icons, Princess Diana<\/a> remains the ultimate style reference, even more than twenty years after her passing.<\/p>\n

Younger royals have always looked up to her, and from Princess Kate<\/a> to Princess Eugenie<\/a>, there isn\u2019t one member of the House of Windsor who hasn\u2019t channelled Princess Di at least once.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex<\/a>, herself has done it many times while she was a working royal, taking inspiration from her mother-in-law in both the styles and colours she chose.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One particular outfit that Prince Harry<\/a>\u2019s wife wore in 2021 bore a striking resemblance to a famous look his mother sported in 1995.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During a trip to Argentina in the mid-90s, Diana attended a dinner hosted by Alpi, a children\u2019s health charity, and she wore a stunning above-the-knee red dress by one of her favourite designers, Catherine Walker.<\/p>\n

\"couple\u00a9 Getty ImagesMeghan first wore her vibrant gown in November 2021 at the Salute To Freedom Gala <\/p>\n

She paired the beautiful dress with pointy pumps and a small evening bag, all in the same shade of red. She also wore bright red nail polish and a light touch of lipstick in the same hue.<\/p>\n

When Meghan Markle stepped out in New York<\/a> for the Salute To Freedom Gala in November 2021, wearing a gorgeous red gown with a neckline reminiscent of the one worn by Harry and William\u2019s mother all those years ago, royal fans immediately saw the resemblance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Duchess wore a Carolina Herrera gown from the Pre-Fall 2022 collection, which she accessorised with a pair of Giuseppe Zanotti heels.<\/p>\n

How Princess Diana inspired Meghan Markle\u2019s style
\n \"PrincessPrincess Diana and Meghan Markle wearing red maxi dresses<\/p>\n

Royal watchers know that the red gown was not the only outfit Meghan wore that was heavily inspired by Diana\u2019s fabulous sense of style and elegance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Meghan Markle took style cues from her late mother-in-law when she stepped out in a stunning red gown at the Salute To Freedom Gala. However, it’s not the first time Prince Harry’s wife has done so,” says HELLO!\u2019s Lifestyle Writer Katie Daly.<\/p>\n

“Often taking inspiration from the clean lines, timeless silhouettes, daring hemlines and classic neutrals that Diana used to wear. One of Meghan’s greatest sartorial strengths is being able to accessorise a look perfectly, a skill she shares with Diana, who always carried handbags and chose heels that tied the look together seamlessly.”<\/p>\n

\"Princess\u00a9 Getty ImagesPrincess Diana looking stuynning in red while in Argentina in 1995<\/p>\n

When she traded sunny California and her acting career for London and a place in the British royal family<\/a>, Meghan Markle likely felt the need to adjust her style to her new role.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And who better than the ultimate royal fashion icon, the people\u2019s Princess and, incidentally, her mother-in-law, to get inspiration from?<\/p>\n

The Duchess of Sussex channelled Diana<\/p>\n

Meghan was always inspired by Diana, but there were occasions when she chose outfits that were particularly similar to the ones the late Princess of Wales used to wear.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s impossible not to mention the suits, loved and frequently worn by both royal women.<\/p>\n

\"Meghan\u00a9 GettyMeghan Markle wearing a sand-coloured Ralph Lauren suit<\/p>\n

At the 2025 TIME100 Summit in New York City last April<\/a>, Meghan Markle wore a sand-coloured double-breasted Ralph Lauren suit and a white t-shirt, similar to one Princess Diana was spotted wearing while out and about in London with Prince William<\/a> in 1997.<\/p>\n

Another common fashion ground they share is their love for the colours red and green, which Meghan often wears when she is not sporting her signature nude looks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Diana was daring with colours and wore anything from pink to yellow, but she had a sweet spot for red and green as well. She also didn\u2019t shy away from a print, while Meghan\u2019s style has been more understated so far, yet always effortlessly glamorous.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When it comes to royal fashion icons, Princess Diana remains the ultimate style reference, even more than twenty…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352012,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[1281,37985,1412,5105,7710,519,14427,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-352011","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-meghan-markle","9":"tag-meghan-markle-style","10":"tag-princess-diana","11":"tag-royal","12":"tag-royal-families","13":"tag-royal-family","14":"tag-royal-style","15":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115044987141760726","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}