Meghan Markle has ditched her vibrant outfits in favour of all-white ensembles in recent days to show solidarity with anti-racist causes, according to a stylist, and is even influencing Prince Harry to do the same.
The Duchess of Sussex, 38, who is currently living with the Duke, 35, and their son Archie, one, in LA, wowed fans with her colourful wardrobe during her last few engagements in the UK before officially stepping back from royal duties in March.
But in recent appearances, the former actress and her husband, Harry have ditched vibrant ensembles and instead opted for white garments in a sign of unity, stylist Susie Hasler tells FEMAIL.
She says: ‘Of course, Meghan is well aware of the symbolism of this colour. She is making a statement. She is showing she is unified with these causes, showing solidarity.’
Meghan Markle has ditched her vibrant outfits (pictured left, in March 2020) for white garments instead (pictured right, in June) in a show of solidarity with anti-racist causes because it’s the colour of unity, purity and virtue, a stylist has claimed
Prince Harry and Meghan (pictured) both sported the shade during a video call with young leaders from the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust last week, in which they discussed ‘justice and equal rights
The couple both sported the shade during a video call with young leaders from the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust last week, in which they discussed ‘justice and equal rights’.
During the call, Harry said the Commonwealth needs to follow others who have ‘acknowledged the past’ and are ‘trying to right their wrongs’, and also admitted to having his own ‘unconscious bias’.
Meanwhile, Meghan opted for a white vest and cardigan combo in June, when declaring that ‘black lives matter’ during her speech about the death of George Floyd, who died at the hands of police in Minnesota on May 25.
Susie Hasler, who runs Styled By Susie, said: ‘Meghan Markle has long made a statement with her sartorial choices.
‘We have seen her champion smaller brands, put her stamp on sustainable fashion, or make a nod to her late mother-in-law Princess Diana – and now she is using what she wears to convey a political message.
Prince Harry in a video call with Meghan Markle and young leaders from across the Commonwealth. Pictured, Chrisann Jarrett (UK) (top left), Mike Omoniyi (UK), (top right), Alicia Wallace (Bahamas) (bottom left) and Abdullahi Alim (Australia) (bottom right)
The Duchess of Sussex, 38, who is currently living with the Duke, 35, and their son Archie, one, in LA, wowed fans with her colourful wardrobe during her last few engagements in the UK. Pictured, Meghan and Harry at the Endeavour Fund Awards in London, in March
‘The colours we wear can be incredibly significant. White in particular has poignant connotations – especially in women’s political activism.’
She added: ‘”Suffragette white” is so-named because it was one of the three colours championed by the movement in the 20th century – it represented purity and virtue.
‘It became something of a uniform, which meant any woman of any class or colour could wear it – it wasn’t, say, an expensive garment, it was a colour of unity.
‘Of course, Meghan is well aware of the symbolism of this colour. She is making a statement. She is showing she is unified with these causes, showing solidarity.
‘It’s the type of statement that doesn’t require frills or fancy, because the choosing to wear all-white packs enough of a punch.’
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attend the London-based Commonwealth Day Service in March this year
It comes following reports that Meghan feels she was ‘destined’ to help fight systemic racism in US – and hasn’t ruled out a career in politics.
Speaking DailyMail.com in June, a friend of the former actress’ revealed Meghan said her instinct to leave the UK and move to California all makes sense to her now, because she believes she was ‘destined’ to help fight systemic racism in America.
The Duchess feels that her ‘gnawing urgency to uproot from England’ was fate so she could be at the ‘forefront’ of the movement, the insider explained.
They added: ‘Meghan said her work as a leader is more important than ever right now and that she’s been speaking with Oprah and other community leaders on how she can be part of the solution.
‘Meghan feels like her mission goes far beyond acting. She said she wants to use her voice for change and hasn’t ruled out a career in politics.’