Meghan Markle Skipping the Coronation Was “Devastating” from a Fashion Perspective, Celebrity Stylist Says

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published 13 May 2023

From a fashion perspective, the world missed out when Meghan Markle declined her Coronation invitation, celebrity stylist Miranda Holder said, speaking on Newsweek’s “The Royal Report” podcast (and per The Mirror).

Meghan’s outfit would have brought its own special “X factor,” Holder said: “From a purely fashion perspective, first and foremost, which is how I always approach things, it was devastating,” she said.

Other members of the royal family like “Kate and Sophie and Princess Anne, they all made up for it and looked phenomenal,” Holder said. “Camilla, of course, with her beautiful Bruce Oldfield gown, that was just absolutely exquisite, I thought. But it would have been just so fun to see what Meghan would have worn, and she would’ve just brought a little bit of extra X factor to the whole occasion.”

Throughout her 22 months as a working royal, Meghan’s style was largely applauded; since her last royal engagements in March 2020, Meghan’s looks have mostly kept casual, but she did stun in Dior at Her late Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee last June, wearing the line to the Service of Thanksgiving. Her husband, Prince Harry, emulated her, wearing a Dior suit to the Coronation last week.

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Rachel Burchfield is a writer, editor, and podcaster whose primary interests are fashion and beauty, society and culture, and, most especially, the British Royal Family and other royal families around the world. She serves as Marie Claire’s Senior Celebrity and Royals Editor and has also contributed to publications like Allure, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, InStyle, People, Vanity Fair, Vogue, and W, among others. Before taking on her current role with Marie Claire, Rachel served as its Weekend Editor and later Royals Editor. She is the cohost of Podcast Royal, a show that was named a top five royal podcast by The New York Times. A voracious reader and lover of books, Rachel also hosts I’d Rather Be Reading, which spotlights the best current nonfiction books hitting the market and interviews the authors of them. Rachel frequently appears as a media commentator, and she or her work has appeared on outlets like NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, CNN, and more.