{"id":1980990,"date":"2025-08-26T18:57:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1980990"},"modified":"2025-08-26T18:57:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:57:56","slug":"meghan-reveals-the-one-item-of-clothing-she-had-to-wear-all-the-time-as-a-royal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-reveals-the-one-item-of-clothing-she-had-to-wear-all-the-time-as-a-royal\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan reveals the one item of clothing she had to wear \u2018all the time\u2019 as a royal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM dRzeRr\">Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM knvhy\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM kbCQAZ\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 jKIGjX sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/morningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Morning Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Duchess of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/sussex\">Sussex<\/a> has revealed the one item of clothing she had to wear as a member of the royal family. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/meghan\">Meghan<\/a> Markle, speaking to mark the launch of the second season of her <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/netflix\">Netflix<\/a> lifestyle show, said she \u201chad to wear nude pantyhose all the time\u201d as a member of the royal family, which felt \u201ca little bit inauthentic\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In an in-depth interview to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7CtBsylelBo\">Bloomberg\u2019s The Circuit With Emily Chang<\/a>, Meghan described how she \u201ccouldn\u2019t be as vocal\u201d in the past, and said she was not able to dress the way she wanted to dress, after saying nude tights reminded her of 1980s movies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"5\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 kkVabm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/14\/b23a6bab4fd77f18bcffc6fcd0cc9afeY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU2Mjk2OTEw-2.36644461.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/14\/b23a6bab4fd77f18bcffc6fcd0cc9afeY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU2Mjk2OTEw-2.36644461.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/14\/b23a6bab4fd77f18bcffc6fcd0cc9afeY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU2Mjk2OTEw-2.36644461.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Queen Camilla with the Duchess of Sussex, in nude tights, at a garden party at Buckingham Palace shortly after her 2018 wedding\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-42301\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 bpFomM hgzWpY\">Queen Camilla with the Duchess of Sussex, in nude tights, at a garden party at Buckingham Palace shortly after her 2018 wedding<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Dominic Lipinski\/PA<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Being able to tell her own story was the \u201cmost important thing in the world\u201d, she added.<\/p>\n<p>The duchess\u2019s<em> With Love, Meghan <\/em>show premiered on Tuesday in which she revealed that spending three weeks apart from her children after the late Queen died left her \u201cnot well\u201d, and how she dislikes baking and that it was the Duke of Sussex who said he loved her first.<\/p>\n<p>She was asked by Chang: \u201cIs there an inherent tension in trying to be relatable while also being a duchess?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meghan gave a little laugh and replied: \u201cNo\u2026 I\u2019m just being myself. So I think, probably it was different several years ago, where I couldn\u2019t be as vocal and had to wear nude pantyhose all the time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"5\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 gexlyE\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/14\/048caca680668d13c4ee035fc41f2b91Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU2Mjk3NDIw-2.33908895.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/14\/048caca680668d13c4ee035fc41f2b91Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU2Mjk3NDIw-2.33908895.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/14\/048caca680668d13c4ee035fc41f2b91Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU2Mjk3NDIw-2.33908895.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Meghan without tights during her engagement photocall with Harry\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-42302\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 bpFomM hgzWpY\">Meghan without tights during her engagement photocall with Harry<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Eddie Mulholland\/Daily Telegraph\/PA<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s be honest, that was not very myself. I hadn\u2019t seen pantyhose since movies in the 80s when they came in the little egg. That felt a little bit inauthentic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut that\u2019s a silly example, but it is an example of when you\u2019re able to dress the way you want to dress, and you\u2019re able to say the things that are true, and you\u2019re able to show up in the space really organically and authentically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cAnd that\u2019s, of course, had different chapters in my life (sic). But right now, no I don\u2019t feel that I need to prove anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meghan was seen wearing nude tights in her first post-wedding appearance at a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/buckingham-palace\">Buckingham Palace<\/a> garden party in 2018, with fashion commentators suggesting they were too pale for her natural skin colour.<\/p>\n<p>Much was made of the sartorial choice, amid claims protocol means royal women have to wear tights on engagements but it is more likely a personal choice rather than a requirement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"5\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 LkzQY\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/14\/0df68a64211517771e66ca3a868c17d9Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU2Mjk4MzU0-2.36994557.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/14\/0df68a64211517771e66ca3a868c17d9Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU2Mjk4MzU0-2.36994557.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/14\/0df68a64211517771e66ca3a868c17d9Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU2Mjk4MzU0-2.36994557.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Meghan on an engagement with the late Queen, both wearing tights\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-42303\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 bpFomM hgzWpY\">Meghan on an engagement with the late Queen, both wearing tights<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Joe Giddens\/PA)<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Queen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/elizabeth-ii\">Elizabeth II<\/a> however usually wore nude tights, with many royal women following her lead.<\/p>\n<p>There were also claims the famous row between the now-Princess of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/wales\">Wales<\/a> and Meghan over Princess <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/charlotte\">Charlotte<\/a>\u2019s flowergirl dress was because Kate wanted Charlotte to wear tights in keeping with wedding protocol and Meghan did not.<\/p>\n<p>It was initially said Meghan had made Kate cry, until the duchess revealed to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/oprah-winfrey\">Oprah Winfrey<\/a> it was actually the other way around.<\/p>\n<p>Harry in his memoir <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/spare\">Spare<\/a> wrote that the problem arose because Kate claimed Charlotte\u2019s dress was too long and baggy and needed to be remade.<\/p>\n<p>The duchess also revealed she is relearning <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/french\">French<\/a> on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/duolingo\">Duolingo<\/a> app late at night, and has not read a book, other than children\u2019s books or parenting books, in a long time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"5\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 bWjUSv\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/08\/25172341-a8b1a728-2c2e-4722-add5-edaf54f10789.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/08\/25172341-a8b1a728-2c2e-4722-add5-edaf54f10789.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/08\/25172341-a8b1a728-2c2e-4722-add5-edaf54f10789.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The new season of Netflix show With Love, Meghan is out now\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-42304\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 bpFomM hgzWpY\">The new season of Netflix show With Love, Meghan is out now<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Jake Rosenberg\/Netflix\/PA<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meghan also talked about having a \u201creally supported sweet life\u201d in Montecito in a \u201csuch beautiful embracing community\u201d, adding: \u201cI\u2019ve been able to really create and dream here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also discussed her Sussex name, which in the first season of <em>With Love, Meghan<\/em>, she reminds <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/mindy-kaling\">Mindy Kaling<\/a> is her name now, rather than Markle.<\/p>\n<p>Chang asked what she has learned about herself since becoming \u201ca Sussex\u201d, with Meghan replying: \u201cWhat I learned about myself is no matter what my name is, or what people call me, I\u2019m still the same person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quizzed on royal name rules, Meghan explained: \u201cWhen I got married, I changed my name, but it\u2019s a complicated one for people to understand, because a last name is not typical in that construct\u2026It\u2019s not (a last name) but it\u2019s used roughly or loosely rather\u2026. It\u2019s a dukedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cMy legal name is Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, but Sussex for us works as our family name, and it\u2019s a name that we share with our children.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"5\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 bkkpfU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/15\/c727867dfa7e69f7a28bc341a001abcdY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU2MzAxOTE2-2.36590096.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/15\/c727867dfa7e69f7a28bc341a001abcdY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU2MzAxOTE2-2.36590096.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/26\/15\/c727867dfa7e69f7a28bc341a001abcdY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU2MzAxOTE2-2.36590096.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Harry and Meghan on their wedding day when they became the Duke and Duchess of Sussex\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-42305\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 bpFomM hgzWpY\">Harry and Meghan on their wedding day when they became the Duke and Duchess of Sussex<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The title Meghan, Duchess of Sussex would usually only be used if Meghan was divorced, such as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/diana\">Diana<\/a>, Princess of Wales, or Sarah, Duchess of York.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if she was rebranding herself by returning to social media, Meghan, appearing a little taken aback, replied: \u201cNo, I think \u2013 how funny \u2013 no, I think I finally get to share the me that\u2019s been here for so long that people haven\u2019t had the same visibility to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And quizzed about \u201cmixed reviews\u201d of her critically savaged first season of <em>With Love, Meghan<\/em> insisted the demographic and her partners \u201cloved the show\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think oftentimes the negative voices, are they saying negative things and then secretly going home and making single skillet spaghetti? Possibly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also claimed that she had not heard accusations she was \u201cglorifying trad wives\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have absolutely no judgment on trad wives. If that works for them they should do it. But for me, I think there is an inbetween and joy for me comes in finding that sweet spot in the middle,\u201d Meghan said.<\/p>\n<p>Discussing her As Ever brand, the duchess said after her second drop of products sold out, her team moved from talking about a few thousands jars and lids to \u201cwe need to do a purchase order of a million\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan also discussed her relationship with Netflix, which is a partner in her As Ever business, and with whom she and Harry recently signed a new multi-year, first-look deal, in contrast to their reported lucrative 100 million-dollar (\u00a374 million) contract five years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The duchess said: \u201cAnd then with the evolution of our partnership now, is them doubling down in their support of As Ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The Duchess of Sussex has revealed the one item of clothing she had to wear as a member of the royal family. 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