Meghan Markle Wore a Lovely Navy Outfit Paired With a Crimson Poppy Pin to WWI Remembrance Services
Not too long after the grueling royal tour in Oceania-when Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were often attending four, five, or more events per day-the couple is once again making back-to-back appearances.
This morning, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended a Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph, a war memorial in Whitehall, London. Meghan Markle chose to wear a plain black coat and simple hat to the event. She watched the ceremony from the balcony of the nearby Foreign and Commonwealth Office building with Elke Budenbender, a judge in Germany and the wife of Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the current President of Germany, who was also laying a wreath.
Although the crowd was excited to see the royal family, it was still a somber occasion. The Cenotaph was erected for a peace parade following the end of World War I-and November 11, 2018 marks exactly 100 years since the Great War was over. Meghan watched her husband, Prince Harry, an army veteran, lay a wreath as well.
The royals' visit to the memorial is one of several events they're attending in honor of the solemn centennial.
After the family laid wreaths at the memorial, with Queen Elizabeth watching from the balcony of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office building, they went their separate ways. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry didn't reappear until later that evening.
The Duke and Duchess reunited with many other royal family members at Westminster Abbey for a final Armistice Day service. Meghan had changed into a navy skirt and shoulder-skimming peplum top.
Both outfits went well with the day's most important accessory: red poppy pins. The heartfelt gesture for fallen troops has been around for nearly a century, but each generation of the royal family still manages to make it feel new.
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