Meghan Markle<\/a>‘s wedding dress designer has complimented the Duchess’ ‘monochromatic wardrobe’ – which she has curated despite complaining that she wasn’t allowed to wear colour as working royal.<\/p>\n Meghan, 44, claims that she ‘rarely wore colour’ while in the UK because of supposed royal protocol that forced her to dress almost exclusively in shades of camel, beige and white<\/a>.<\/p>\n ‘To my understanding, you can\u2019t ever wear the same colour as Her Majesty if there\u2019s a group event,’ she told the Netflix<\/a> documentary ‘Harry & Meghan’ in 2022. ‘But then you also shouldn\u2019t be wearing the same colour as one of the other more senior members of the family.’<\/p>\n Yet, five years on from ‘Megxit’ and living on her own terms in affluent Montecito, California<\/a>, it seems that Meghan hasn’t embraced the colourful clothes that she claimed she was once obliged to forego.<\/p>\n Clare Waight Keller, who designed Meghan’s wedding dress and many of her best outfits during her time as a working royal, said that the ex-Suits actress has instead ‘evolved her look’ to achieve a ‘monochromatic wardrobe’<\/a>.<\/p>\n ‘She has very much evolved her look to what you see now \u2013 a minimalist, chic, timeless and quite monochromatic wardrobe,’ the former Givenchy creative director told The Telegraph.<\/p>\n Indeed, whether cooking in the kitchen for this year’s ‘With Love, Meghan’series, attending a high-profile event or appearing on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar, Meghan today channels the ‘quiet luxury’ trend centring on muted tones rather than bright shades.<\/p>\n Meghan opted for an all-white ensemble, which she accessorised with a black bag and black shoes, for her ‘surprise’ visit to Paris Fashion Week in October<\/p>\n<\/div>\n For her ‘surprise’ visit to Paris Fashion Week in October<\/a>, the duchess opted for an all-white look, which she paired with a black clutch bag and black shoes, while, for the December\/January issue of the US fashion magazine<\/a>, she chose a black tuxedo jacket and matching trousers.\u00a0<\/p>\n Speaking to The Telegraph, Waight Keller, who reportedly spent time with the duchess in Montecito in the summer, added: ‘The thing about Meghan is she knows what she likes.’ The designer later emphasised this point when she said: ‘She knows what looks good.’<\/p>\n Some might see Meghan’s recent sartorial choices as surprising given the apparent fuss she made about not being able to wear<\/a> what she wanted during her time in the UK.<\/p>\n In the 2022 documentary the mother-of-two added: ‘I wore a lot of muted tones but it was also so I could just blend in. I\u2019m not trying to stand out here.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘There was no version of me [that was] joining this family and trying not to do everything I could to fit in. I don\u2019t want to embarrass the family.’<\/p>\n However, Meghan did still continue to wear colour on solo engagements – including her visit to a community centre in Birkenhead, where she wore a bright red coat over a purple dress<\/a>.<\/p>\n Although it is unclear whether royal women are asked to abide by this hierarchical dress code, the Queen famously wore bright colours for public engagements.\u00a0<\/p>\n Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme in 2012, royal biographer Robert Hardman claimed this was an active decision Her Majesty to set her apart from crowds.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the 2022 documentary ‘Harry & Meghan’, the duchess claimed she was obliged to wear muted tones so as to not upstage the Queen or other royals considered more senior than herself\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Although he didn’t reveal when or where the late monarch made the comment, the expert said: ‘My favourite remark she ever said was “I can never wear beige because nobody will know who I am.”‘<\/p>\n In a 2015 interview with InStyle, Meghan revealed that the colours she gravitates towards give an insight into her mindset.<\/p>\n She said: ‘I think our clothes are such a reflection of how we\u2019re feeling. If you\u2019re in love, you\u2019re probably going to wear things that make you feel like more romantic when you put them on.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘Or when you\u2019re going through a stressful time, the same can be said for wearing things that are more monochrome or darker in tone.’\u00a0<\/p>\n Elsewhere in the programme, Prince Harry blasted the ‘invented protocols’ that were appearing in the press around the time Meghan was being introduced into the Firm – alleging that the former Suits star had stepped out of line with her choice of hairstyle or by signing an autograph.\u00a0<\/p>\n What’s more, Meghan compared the first encounter with Her Majesty in 2016 to a lowbrow themed dinner<\/a> at America’s ‘Medieval Times’.\u00a0<\/p>\n Recounting the ‘intense’ moment, she performed a deep curtsey as husband Harry watched on, stone-faced, before he glanced off camera appearing awkward. The pair then chuckled afterwards.<\/p>\n Meghan met the Queen for the first time during a lunch at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, shortly after her and the Duke revealed<\/a> they were dating, in 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n Meghan chose a cream shirt and matching knee-length skirt for her appearance at the\u00a0Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2025 in Washington DC this October<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"In](\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/12\/10\/11\/104602921-15370551-image-a-27_1765366972236.jpg\")
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