Meghan Markle Is a Vision in Navy Givenchy at Trooping the Colour, Her First Event Since Giving Birth to Archie

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From ELLE

Meghan Markle is back on the royal event scene-though only for the day, a month after welcoming her and Prince Harry's son Archie. The Duchess of Sussex joined her husband in the carriage procession for the Queen's annual birthday parade, Trooping the Colour. This is a royal family event, and Kate Middleton has traditionally attended it too even when she was on maternity leave in previous years.

Meghan dressed regally for her second year, choosing a bespoke Givenchy dress and fascinator. She rode with Kate Middleton, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince Harry this year:

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For Meghan's Trooping the Colour debut last year, she wore an off-the-shoulder pink Carolina Herrera two-piece and matching Phillip Treacy fascinator. It made headlines at the time for being seemingly protocol-breaking because Meghan showed her shoulders. The reality is it wasn't, Myka Meier, Beaumont Etiquette's founder/director and a British-American trained by a former member of the Queen's household, told ELLE.com last year.

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"There’s no actual protocol," Meier said. "And that was her version of formal attire. There was nothing that said ‘you have to have your shoulders covered.’ She dressed respectfully [although] it was a little bit more skin than we’d ever seen traditionally worn at Trooping the Colour. If you look back at all of the female royals throughout history at Trooping the Colour, we haven’t seen an outfit quite like that."

Meghan is her own stylist, although she has looked to others for help as she establishes her look as a duchess. A source familiar with Meghan's fashion process told ELLE.com previously that the Duchess of Cambridge is one person from whom Meghan has sought advice. “Meghan has certainly turned to Kate for guidance and inspiration," the source said.

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