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Prince William was just 15 when his mother Princess Diana died. But her influence continues to shape his life to this very day.

William has spoken on a number of occasions about the loss of his mother, who was tragically killed at the age of 36 in a car crash in Paris. And she was at the forefront of his mind when he revisited one of the most impactful moments of his childhood in a recent documentary.

In the show, titled Prince William: We Can End Homelessness, William reflected on how his mother Diana first introduced him to the issue of homelessness by taking him and Harry to The Passage, a UK charity supporting those experiencing or at risk of homelessness, when he was 11.

And he shared a touching memory about watching his mum interact with those around them. “My mother went about her usual way, making everyone feel relaxed, having a laugh and joking with everyone,” he recalled. “I remember at the time kind of thinking, ‘Well, if everyone doesn’t have a home, they’re all going to be really sad.’ But it was incredible how happy an environment it was.”

Reflecting further on the experience, William continued, “I remember having some good conversations, playing chess, chatting and that’s when it dawned on me that there were other people out there who don’t have the same life as you do. You know, when you’re quite small, you just think life is what you see in front of you and you don’t really have concept to look elsewhere. It’s when you meet people, as I did then, who put a different perspective in your head and say, ‘Well, I was living on the street last night,’ and you’re like, ‘Woah.’ I remember that happening.”

The Passage was founded in 1980 to provide practical support and a wide range of services to help transform the lives of homeless people. Since his first visit with his mother, William has returned on a number of occasions to show his support for the charity; in 2009, he slept rough for a night with Centrepoint to better understand the plight of those without a roof over their heads.

Ending homelessness is an issue close to William’s heart, not least because his late mother was such a champion of the cause. Princess Diana also raised her sons to understand how fortunate life their life behind the palace walls was – and it’s a message William is now passing on to his own children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

“I am starting to introduce homelessness to my children on the school run. The first few times I thought, ‘Do I bring this up or should I wait to see if anybody noticed?’ Sure enough they did and they were just sort-of silent,” he said. “After I said what was going on, I could see their brains try to work out what that means. I do think it’s really important that we start those conversations when the children are small so they’re not just living, you know, in their own little worlds.”

Prince Harry claimed in his tell-all memoir Spare that the older generation of royals have a “nearly zero-tolerance prohibition on all physical contact”.

“No hugs, no kisses, no pats. Now and then, maybe a light touching of cheeks – on special occasions,” he wrote. The Prince further claimed that his father didn’t hug him after breaking the news that his mother Princess Diana had died in a car crash in 1997, and instead just placed a hand on his knee. He wrote: “What I do remember with stunning clarity is that I did not cry. Not a tear. My father did not hug me.”

However, his assertions have been heavily disputed by those close to the King, while royal watchers have pointed to Charles’ open displays of affection over the years. Robert Jobson, author of Charles’ biography Our King, said the monarch has “always been a pretty good hugger, pretty relaxed about it”.

The royal expert added: “The people around the Royal Family can be strict, but the actual royals themselves have always been fairly relaxed. He [the King] is quite tactile and always has been. He’s got a twinkle in his eye.”

A Palace source further told The Telegraph that Charles “is a genuinely warm and affectionate man who is not embarrassed to express that in a public way. He’s a human and relatable person”. And in her book Charles: Victim or Villain?, Penny Junor also contradicted claims later made by Harry. “He fools around with the boys, they tease each other, laugh, joke, rough and tumble, and even hug and kiss,” she wrote.

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Recalling a last dinner party in a hotel restaurant, Junor said that in the middle of the dinner “Harry got to his feet and, in front of a table full of people, made a little speech to thank ‘Papa’ as both boys call him (rhymes with super), for giving him such a wonderful holiday. He then walked smartly up to his father and smothered his face in kisses, until, in mock embarrassment, the prince begged for mercy. It was a touching scene…”

And when William and Harry were small, “one of the biggest problems Charles’ valets had was keeping his suits clean,” Junor claimed. “Whenever Charles arrived home at Highgrove by helicopter, it would land in the front field, where sheep graze. As soon as William and Harry heard it overhead, they could come running out to meet him.

“Once it had landed safely, they would race across the field and jump up into his arms for a hug, smearing one suit after another with the sheep droppings they had trodden in on the way.” While Charles will show most of his physical affection behind closed doors, there have been plenty of instances when it has been captured on camera. Throughout William and Harry’s childhood, he was seen playing with the boys, sharing jokes, and warmly hugging them.

And there are more recent instances. The King was seen bending down to kiss his grandchildren, Prince George, Prince Louis, and Princess Charlotte at the coronation rehearsal at Westminster Abbey. And little Louis famously went to sit on his grandfather’s lap during the Platinum Jubilee, with Charles lovingly wrapping his arms around the little boy.

The King’s affection is not only limited to family members. Earlier this year, a New Zealand women’s rugby player surprised Charles by asking him for a hug at a Buckingham Palace reception. In response, the beaming King said “why not” – and was then warmly mobbed by a group of delighted players.

“It’s cream version but still princess,” Waterhouse wrote below the upbeat montage

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Janine Henni

Published on August 1, 2024 12:00PM EDT

Suki Waterhouse’s TikTok video; Princess Diana in 1985. Photo: Suki Waterhouse/TikTok; Brendan Beirne/Shutterstock

Suki Waterhouse is channeling Princess Diana’s bold style.

Last week, the 32-year-old actress and singer made a fashion splash on TikTok with a sartorial tribute to the late Princess of Wales. The quick clip showed Waterhouse modeling a whimsical vintage dress by Zandra Rhodes, the same style that Princess Diana wore several times in the 1980s.

“It’s cream version but still princess,” the star captioned the clip of herself laughing and twirling in the drop-waist dress with neutral heels.

The video flashed to throwback photos of Princess Diana in a pale pink version of the frock and was overlaid with audio from The Devil Wears Prada. Waterhouse mimed the dialogue from the 2006 comedy where Anne Hathaway’s character told Emily Blunt’s character, “Yeah, I am” wearing “the Chanel boots” after her makeover. In text displayed on the video, the Daisy Jones & the Six star replaced the movie lines with her own version: “The Zandra Rhodes dress that Diana wore to dinner in Kyoto? Yeah…I am.”

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The Zandra Rhodes brand confirmed the provenance of Waterhouse’s look on Instagram, explaining that the “it girl” was wearing the label’s “Buttons and Bows” dress from 1986.

The dress came to be after Princess Diana popped into the label’s London shop and was struck by the design for the dress, which was planned to be made in black with a fluorescent pink print. The designer suggested switching the colors to pink and white, and Diana commissioned the combination. It was later made for her following two fittings at her ​​Kensington Palace apartment, and the color scheme and print were kept exclusive to her, Kerry Taylor Auctions reported.

The future King Charles and Princess Diana arrive to attend a state banquet in Kyoto, Japan in May 1986.Anwar Hussein/Getty

The ethereal look with off-the-shoulder neckline, beading and zigzag hem apparently became a favorite in her royal rotation, and the Princess of Wales wore it to a Torvill and Dean party in 1985, an official state visit to Japan with the future King Charles in 1986 and a benefit for the London City Ballet in 1987.

A decade later, the Zandra Rhodes dress was part of the lot at the Christie’s of New York auction Diana held shortly before her tragic death in 1997. In 2011, it changed hands once more and was bought by Historic Royal Palaces for almost $32,000, the Daily Mail reported.

Princess Diana at a Torvill and Dean party in July 1985.Brendan Beirne/Shutterstock

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The dress was later displayed at Kensington Palace, Princess Diana’s former home in London, for the Fashion Rules exhibit in 2016.

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While speaking to Forbes in 2021, Rhodes reflected on what it was like to work with Princess Diana and the practical mindset she had about how things should fit.

A dress worn by Princess Diana on display at Kensington Palace for the Fashion Rules exhibit.John Stillwell/PA Images/Getty

“She would always check that the dress was not too daring or indiscreet. Especially the skirt as she got out of the car. She said that the photographers would always be there to get the wrong angle!” the designer told the outlet, adding that the royal didn’t need to do much to make an outfit pop.

“She was so natural and beautiful that simple pearls looked fabulous!” Rhodes added about what accessories Diana liked.

The designer, who dressed the late Princess of Wales for her one and only Met appearance, spoke about her Dior look in the new series ‘In Vogue: The 90s’

Princess Diana at the Met Gala in New York City in December 1996. Photo: Anwar Hussein/Getty

Princess Diana had a specific vision for her Met Gala dress in 1996.

In the new Hulu docuseries In Vogue: The 90s, fashion designer John Galliano spoke about the parameters that the late Princess of Wales had when it came time to design her dress for what would become her one and only Met appearance. Galliano was then creative director at Dior and spoke about the magic of being tapped to create a bespoke look for the princess.

“I remember one day we all jumped into this old van, and we went to London, where we met Princess Diana. She’d been invited to the Met, and she would wear one of my dresses,” Galliano said in the first volume of the documentary, which premiered on Sept. 13.

Former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful described the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual benefit as the “most influential red carpet in the world,” raising the stakes for Princess Diana’s fashion statement at the party. Diana made her debut at the Met Gala in New York City in December 1996 with her friend and former Harper’s Bazaar editor Liz Tilberis, and Princess Diana attended just a few months after her divorce was finalized from the future King Charles.

Princess Diana at the Met Gala in New York City in December 1996. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
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“It was like a blessing. I mean like, wow,” Galliano said in the series. “We went to Kensington Palace and discussed drawings. I was trying to push for pink, but she was not having it. ‘No, not the pink!’ That was real, real fun.”

“So we did the dress and subsequent fittings, and it was beautifully done,” he said of the “correct” construction. “Fast-forward to the event, and I just remember her getting out of the car,” Galliano said — and gasped. “I couldn’t believe it. She’d ripped the corset out.”

“She didn’t want to wear the corset,” he said about the fashion-forward move, in true Diana style. “She felt so liberated. She’d torn the corset out. The dress was much more… sensuous,” he emphasized, recalling her electric ascent up the Met steps.

(From left) John Galliano, Liz Tilberis, Princess Diana, Helene Arnault and Bernard Arnault at the Met Gala in New York City in December 1996.Stephane Cardinale/Sygma via Getty

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“I mean, wow! Diana was my first couture client,” Galliano said.

The British designer was one of couture’s most influential visionaries through the 1990s and early 2000s, before he upended his career in 2011 following a string of antisemitic and racist incidents. He was fired from Dior as creative director, stepped back from fashion and returned to design for Maison Margiela, holding the post since 2014.

Much has been made of Princess Diana’s fashion splash at the Met Gala in 1996, where she wore a boudoir-like navy silk slip dress with black lace trim from Galliano’s debut couture collection as the creative director of Dior. She completed the look with a matching silk robe-like topper (which she later removed), a statement pearl-and-sapphire choker necklace and the mini navy quilted Dior bag that the label renamed the Lady Dior in her honor.

The late Princess of Wales was known as Lady Diana Spencer before she married the future King in 1981, and the handheld bag became one of her go-to purses.

Princess Diana at the Met Gala in New York City in December 1996.Richard Corkery/NY Daily News via Getty Images

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During the 1990s, Diana began to experiment more with her style, sporting shorter hemlines and sexier silhouettes. The 1996 Met Gala would ultimately prove to be her only appearance at the event, as she died following a car crash in Paris in August 1997. The late Princess of Wales is remembered as a style icon, and her daughters-in-law Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle continue to take style cues from her today.

“I think all of us were so captivated and fascinated by Princess Diana,” Vogue editor Anna Wintour said in the new docuseries. “At that time, she was the most famous woman in the world. She was enjoying fashion and the spotlight that she put on particularly British designers.”

In Vogue: The ’90s Volume I debuted on Hulu on Sept. 13, and Volume II premieres on Sept. 20.

“I took this beautiful picture,” she says of the shot of “baby Harper cuddling Daddy”

Photo: Courtesy Victoria Beckham

One picture may be worth a thousand words, but Victoria Beckham also had a generous written sentiment to share along with a beautiful new shot of her husband David Beckham and their nearly month-old baby daughter, Harper Seven Beckham.

“I took this beautiful picture and wanted to share it with you, baby Harper cuddling Daddy! x VB,” Victoria Tweeted Sunday morning as she linked to the photo.

The Beckhams had earlier shared a similar shot on Sunday, July 17.

At that time, the proud parents took turns posing with their then-week-old daughter.

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“Daddy’s little girl!” Victoria, 37, captioned a shot of David as he rubbed noses with their baby girl, while David, 36, also snapped a shot of his wife and daughter snoozing, writing, “I took this picture of my two girls sleeping.”

Harper Seven arrived July 10 in Los Angeles to join big brothers Brooklyn Joseph, 12, Romeo James, 8½, and Cruz David, 6½.

The actress and husband Brooklyn Beckham tied the knot in April 2022

Nicola Peltz Beckham. Photo: Max Montgomery

Nicola Peltz Beckham loves that she married a family man.

In a new interview with Nylon, the actress and model, 29, opened up about starting a family with husband Brooklyn Beckham, 24, whom she wed in April 2022.

“I love that he really wants to be a dad,” Nicola told the outlet, also sharing that she wants a big family.

Brooklyn, the son of Victoria and David Beckham, grew up in a big family and is the oldest of four siblings: brothers Romeo, 21, and Cruz, 19, plus little sister Harper Seven, 12. Peltz is also no stranger to big families as she is the youngest of eight.

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Nicola Peltz Beckham.Max Montgomery

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Brooklyn has previously shared his excitement about starting a family, telling PEOPLE in November 2022, “I could have had kids yesterday.”

“Obviously it’s my wife’s body, but I’ve always wanted to have a bunch of kids around. That’s something I really want to do,” he said. “And my dad was young when he had me. He was 23. And I’m 23 now. I’ve always wanted to be a young dad.”

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend the Saint Laurent show during Paris Fashion Week.Swan Gallet/Getty

Earlier this month, Nicola talked about the importance of surrounding herself with family in an interview with Byrdie.

“Family is everything to me, and I mean that with my whole heart,” she shared. “I’m so close to mine and Brooklyn’s family and I think there’s no better feeling than knowing you have a strong support system. It’s such a blessing, and I never take it for granted.”

The fashion designer debuted her new look on Monday, Sept. 2 Instagram post from a family vacation to Las Vegas

From left: Cruz, Victoria, David, Harper and Romeo Beckham. Photo: Victoria Beckham/Instagram

Victoria Beckham’s haircut is giving us some serious nostalgia.

On Monday, Sept. 2, the fashion designer, 50, soft launched her latest hair — a near-shoulder length bob. Victoria showed off her fresh look in an Instagram carousel of photos from a recent trip to Las Vegas to celebrate her son, Romeo Beckham’s 22nd birthday.

In the photo, Victoria poses on what appears to be the Las Vegas Strip with her husband David Beckham as they’re surrounded by three of their children: Romeo, Cruz, 19, and Harper Seven, 13. (The couple’s oldest son, 25-year-old Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, didn’t join his family on the trip.)

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Victoria’s normally long hair now just barely brushes her shoulders. She paired her new style with a simple, strapless black dress for the occasion, while husband David, 49, wore a pink silk button-down shirt with the first few buttons open to reveal his chest. The birthday boy Romeo kept things simple with a black shirt and black pants, while Cruz wore a striped button-down and khaki-colored slacks. Meanwhile, Harper rocked a Bruno Mars T-shirt.

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The former pop star’s new style is reminiscent of the ’90s-era bob she sported during her time as a member of the iconic group the Spice Girls. In those days, Victoria cut her hair in a true blunt bob that hit just below her chin. She also favored a darker hair color and wore her locks straight, as was in keeping with the trends of the day.

Her new take on the bob is far more modern — while still being trendy. She’s still parting her hair down the middle, but now she’s styling it in soft waves and opting for a few blonde highlights interwoven into her brunette tresses.

Victoria Beckham in 1997.Dave Benett/Getty Images

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Both then and now, Victoria is a style icon — which is something her husband appreciates about his wife of more than two decades. While speaking at a Bowers & Wilkins event in New York City on Tuesday, Aug. 27, the retired soccer player revealed his wife helps keep him stylish, as well.

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“To be honest, she always looks good. It’s a good problem but it’s a problem,” he said. “She always looks great.”

David added, “She has a huge influence in my style. When I put something on, I know from her reaction whether I need to take it off or whether I need to keep it on.”

The 21-year-old son of David and Victoria Beckham is taking after his ink-covered father by going all in with his body art

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In early 2021, Beckham got a tattoo of fiancée Nicola Peltz’s late grandmother’s name, Gina, in honor of the actress’s 26th birthday.

Peltz shared a photo of the tattoo, located on Brooklyn’s upper arm, on her Instagram Story with the caption, “best birthday gift.”

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A Dancer

Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram

This (literally) marked Brooklyn’s 4th tattoo dedicated to his younger sister, Harper Seven. Accompanied by his father, the photographer revisited celebrity favorite Bang Bang Tattoos in New York City to have tattoo artist Mr. K ink the whimsical pointe dancer on the side of his right leg.

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‘MUM’

Brooklyn Beckham Instagram

Though he missed mom Victoria Beckham’s fall 2018 New York Fashion Week show, he expressed his love and support in another way: a tattoo tribute to his “MUM,” written over a rose-embellished heart.

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‘buster’

Brooklyn Beckham Instagram

In honor of his longtime nickname, Beckham tattooed “buster” above his belly button — and his father has the same word inked on his neck.

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‘1975’

Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram

He added a tattoo of his father David Beckham’s birth year on the side of his hand.

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His Siblings’ Birth Years

Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram

To further express his family love, Beckham had his siblings’ (Romeo, Cruz and Harper) birth years inked above his elbow.

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Cupid

Doctor Woo/Instagram

The photographer chose a painful spot for this romantic tattoo: his sternum. Doctor Woo hooked him up with the cherub preparing to shoot his arrow.

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‘brothers in arms’

Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram

Text reading, “brothers in arms” sits beneath the camera on his arm.

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‘Seven,’ ‘7’ & ‘Mama’s Boy’

Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram

In honor of his father’s soccer jersey number and his sister, Harper Seven, Beckham had “Seven” tattooed on the outside of his wrist, and a numerical seven inked on his left pinky. Sticking to the text theme, he went on to get a tribute to his mother inscribed over his heart. It reads, “Mama’s Boy.”

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‘Made in England’

Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram

One of Bekcham’s first texted- based additions was the phrase “Made in England” along the outside of his left foot.

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Rose

Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram

He tapped artist Mark Mahoney for a rose going up his left ribcage.

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Eagle

Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram

A hand tattoo was a bold choice for a tattoo novice, but clearly Brooklyn is as serious as his dad about his body art, getting a very detailed eagle on his left hand.

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Compass

Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram

A compass takes up real estate on his left forearm.

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Camera

Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram

He paid homage to his chosen profession, getting a hyperrealistic camera inked on his inner left bicep by Doctor Woo.

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Native American Chief

Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram

For his first tattoo, Brooklyn took a cue from his dad, heading to the same artist David Beckham regularly uses, Mark Mahoney, and getting the same controversial image of a Native American chief in a feathered headdress on his forearm.

The model shared an image of the winged cross tattoo on his Instagram story on Thursday

Photo: Romeo Beckham/instagram

Like father, like son! Romeo Beckham showed off his new tattoo featuring a cross and angel wings that is just like his father David Beckham’s own body art.

The model, 19, debuted two new tattoos on his Instagram story on Thursday. He posted one picture of his neck and another of his hand featuring a bird with the phrase, “Lead with love” below it.

Romeo shouted out celebrity tattoo artist Dr. Woo for inking him once again, writing “@_DR_WOO_ MASTERPIECE ONCE AGAIN.”

His father has more than 60 tattoos, one of which is Romeo’s name which is located just under the soccer star’s crucifix, according to Men’s Health.

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This is not the first time that the father-son duo has taken style inspiration from each other.

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Last year, Romeo posted a photo on Instagram of himself and his father relaxing on a couch while sporting matching bleached hair.

He captioned the image with a simple black heart emoji while his mom also posted the image, writing, “Family time @davidbeckham @romeobeckham x.”

The former soccer star — who famously sported bleached blonde hair in the late 1990s — teased Romeo about his choice of hairstyle in July.

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In July, he posted an Instagram photo with Romeo and his brother Cruz, and wrote in the caption, “Sometimes the boys need reminding who did it first in the 90’s by the look on their faces they are not to pleased about it  #DadDidItFirst  @joshwoodcolour  @romeobeckham @cruzbeckham “

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Romeo has since ditched the blonde hairdo and gone back to his roots with a brown buzz cut.

In November, he made his red carpet debut with girlfriend Mia Regan at British Fashion Awards after two years of dating.

Every time we look back at Princess Meghan Markle’s moments in the movie “Suits”, we can’t help but miss the beautiful, charming lawyer that the British royal bride played so well.

Princess Meghan Markle is probably the most interesting member of the British Royal Family, having started out as a promising Hollywood actress. Meghan’s most memorable role in her career was as the strong, determined lawyer Rachel Zane in the 7-part hit American TV series “Suits” (broadcast from 2011 to 2018). The new Princess Meghan’s fashion style is clearly beautiful and classy, ​​and this is even recognized by the whole world. However, if you pay attention, you will see that Meghan’s style in this famous movie “Suits” is also equally charming and eye-catching. If you don’t believe it, try looking at the series of photos below.

The beautiful and hot lawyer Rachel Zane is played by Princess Meghan.

Before becoming a Princess who always dressed neatly, discreetly and properly; Meghan in the movie “Suits” often chose tight-fitting, body-hugging outfits and knew how to change them up to make office wear less boring and stiff. For example, she always wore shirts with a deep enough neckline to make the overall look more sexy and liberal while still maintaining elegance and grace.

When playing Rachel Zane, Meghan often wears shirts with deep necklines, both seductive and elegant.

The female lawyer character played by Meghan at that time often favored clothes in dark, neutral colors such as white, black, gray or beige. This way of dressing also partly expressed the image of a smart, strong but equally delicate and feminine lawyer.

She often favors dark, neutral colors.