She has already emerged as the latest royal style icon after sending sales of dresses and handbags soaring.
And it seems Meghan Markle is also providing inspiration for brides-to-be before she has even walked up the aisle.
Experts have reported that Prince Harry’s fiancée has already had a huge impact on the wedding industry, with copycat brides opting for castle-style venues, bespoke engagement rings and Botswana honeymoons as a direct result of her engagement to the red-headed royal.
According to Bridebook.co.uk, Ms Markle’s influence – dubbed ‘the Meghan Phenomenon’ – was already being felt less than two weeks after the announcement that she is set to wed Britain’s most eligible bachelor.
Marry like Meg! The so-called phenomenon has seen brides-to-be take inspiration from the glamorous Suits star when it comes to everything from their food to their venue
Marry like a royal: Experts have seen a 65 per cent increase in searches for castle wedding venues after it was announced Harry and Meghan will wed at Windsor (pictured)
Harry, 33, set the bar for men around the world after revealing he had designed the engagement ring himself, setting a single solitaire diamond from Botswana and two from his mother Diana’s personal collection on a yellow gold band.
And it seems fellow grooms are taking note, after experts noted a spike in searches for bespoke designed engagement rings after Meghan’s band made its TV debut.
It wasn’t just the couple’s choice of jewellery that set tongues wagging, however; after details of their May 2018 nuptials began to emerge, experts have seen a 65 per cent increase in searches for castle wedding venues and a 48 per cent increase for royal wedding suppliers.
There has even been a 21 per cent increase in searches for banana wedding cake which is rumoured to be the couple’s preferred choice.
Botswana honeymoon searches soared after Harry revealed the pair went camping there when they first started dating. It is tipped to be their first choice for their honeymoon
Searches for bespoke engagement rings, left, and banana cake, right, have also spiked as a direct result of the couple’s nuptials
But not everyone is looking to emulate the royal couple. In fact, Bridebook has seen 4 per cent of their brides deliberately move their wedding date away from May 2018 – possibly in a bid to avoid being outshined by Meghan.
With June and July also being overshadowed the football World Cup Finals, couples hoping to marry in the spring and summer of 2018 will have a lot of competition.
But for many, it seems the Meghan frenzy is a welcome distraction; in the run-up to the wedding, Meghan typically received a fifth of the Google search volume of Donald Trump.
However, during the week after the engagement announcement she received as much as five times more search traffic than the US President.