Talk about an epic royal fashion clap back. Catherine, the Princess of Wales, has proven her sister-in-law, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, wrong. The former actress claimed in the Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan that she wasn’t allowed to wear colour and couldn’t clash with the other royal ladies. She alleges she wore neutral colours not to upstage anyone else. Now, what does this have to do with Kate Middleton? The new Princess of Wales hosted her second carols event, where she wore a fantastic burgundy coat dress.
The Princess of Wales’s daughter, Princess Charlotte, also wore the same colour as she walked hand-in-hand with her father, Prince William. Elder brother Prince George is walking beside her.
Pippa Matthews, the sister of the Princess of Wales, wore a dress the same colour as her sister and niece. The Prince of Wales’s cousin, Zara Tindall, joined the fashion crusade. Zara and Pippa look like they’re wearing the same outfit.
Some believe that Catherine, Pippa, and Zara planned this move to show Meghan she was wrong. While Pippa is not a royal lady, she is a family member via her sister, who will one day be the Queen Consort when William becomes King. Moreover, having her show unity with Kate, Zara, and Charlotte at the carols event was a lovely experience.
Meanwhile, Meghan claims during the ‘love story’ series that she couldn’t wear the same colour as everyone else. We’ve mentioned this previously, but she wore colour multiple times. Furthermore, here’s a tweet by Sophie Elsworth of Sky News Australia that illustrates this:
Even Meghan’s Mirror, a catalogue of all her clothing over the years, has a record of the colours she has worn. These include:
- Dark Blue (Trooping the colour after Archie’s birth).
- Red (military even after the Megxit announcement).
- Khaki Green (Prince Louis’ christening when there was a blue, white or cream colour scheme).
- Emerald Green (maternity outfit, similar to Diana and that caped crusader mess).
- Purple.
- Light Blue.
- Yellow.
Another two royal ladies who wore the same colour to the carols event were Queen Camilla and Sophie, the Countess of Wessex. They both wore white.
People magazine, a pro-Sussex publication in the U.S., refutes what Meghan said in the documentary. They showed images from the carols service and even mentioned that green was the colour of the day at the Sussexes’ 2018 wedding. The article also points out that the Queen’s final Trooping the Colour had the royals on the balcony wearing blue.
Also, the late Queen Elizabeth II, Camilla, Catherine and the now-Wales children were coordinated.
Oh, let’s not forget Prince Louis’ Christening. This was where everyone else was dressed to the dress code except Meghan. Harry hadn’t gone completely off the rails at this point. Even he got the memo that the theme was blue, cream and white. Furthermore, his wife wanted to be the one to stand out in the photos so the attention would be taken away from Prince William and Catherine’s youngest son.
Meghan was not in the royal family long enough to understand that if there is a colour scheme, you follow it. The Queen always believed in being seen. So that is why she always wore bright colours. She wanted people to say they saw her.
Meanwhile, Meghan decides to go against what she is told. So, if the invitation said to wear the colours of the Commonwealth, which are blue, white and red, do it. Don’t question it. In contrast, don’t wear a superhero green cape dress to stand out.
Despite his anger about being left out of the procession, Harry wore a blue tie. However, there is another picture where the lining of his jacket is green to match Meghan’s dress. Albeit, this is one of the few times towards the end that he continued to be in line with tradition. Furthermore, he would not do this now.
Harry, more or less, honoured the dress code and his wife’s orders to stand out. He had some ounce of dignity then. Now, he has none. Moreover, Meghan’s cries of “I rarely wore colour and had to wear beige all the time” aren’t accurate.
Let’s examine a fascinating question. Could the royal ladies have planned to wear the same colour on purpose? Quite possibly. It is entirely possible that they were sending a silent message to Meghan that what she said wasn’t true. Now, the final part of the series dropped on the same day as the service. It is unknown whether they watched it and agreed to throw a subtle swipe at her. The women are not petty like Markle is. They don’t need attention as it is not about them. In brief, it is about the cause, not the individual hosting it.
Catherine’s goal with the carols service was to spread Christmas cheer. That is it. She shouldn’t have had to send a message to Meghan of, “we’re not the way you think we are.” But she did it in such a way that wasn’t spiteful. She, Pippa, little Charlotte and Zara are class acts. As are Camilla and Sophie. They banded together to fend off the starving wolf. Meghan, in conclusion, is that starving wolf as she wants a response from her. She’s not going to get one. It’s that simple.
