The stunning taffeta dress is by Carolina Herrera and features a plunging V-neck and a double skirt (one of which encapsulates a flowing train.) A big bow at the back of the dress added a whimsical element to the rest of the look. The duchess scraped her hair back in a tight bun in order to let the dress shine, and kept her accessories simple: her favorite $13,000 ‘Snowstorm’ diamond earrings by Birks, her gold Cartier ‘Love’ bracelet, and Princess Diana’s diamond tennis watch. When asked by a reporter if she was proud of Harry, Meghan replied, “I’m always proud of him.” The couple were guests at the annual event, which pays tribute to military veterans. It’s also their first red carpet event since relocating to the US! Later that evening, the Duke of Sussex made a speech in which he said, “As many of us see it, service isn’t loud. Service is what happens in the quiet and when people aren’t looking. It’s about how we take care of each other every day. It’s about the camaraderie we share…the laughs, the comfort, the pain, the challenge, and yes, the banter.” Reflecting on his own decade serving in the British army, he went on to talk about the “invisible wounds that we are all susceptible to. The scars on the inside that no one sees,” adding, “Yet we now know that the mind is just like a muscle. It experiences trauma and pain, whether in conflict or at home, whether in uniform or not. It needs training, as well as recovery and care, no matter who you are and no matter what you do.” Both Harry and Meghan wore red poppies, a symbol of remembrance in Britain throughout the month of November. We’ve seen more of the Sussexes than usual this week, who for the most part have been laying low in their California home since the birth of their daughter Lili in June. But earlier this week Meghan attended The New York Times DealBook Online Summit and used the opportunity to continue advocating for paid parental leave. Harry also spoke to Wired magazine in which he described the term ‘Megxit’—which was coined by some observers to describe the Sussexes’ decision to step back from their senior roles in the royal family—as “a misogynistic term” that was latched onto by what he sees as an untruthful and profit-hungry press. Slamming the media’s treatment of both Princess Diana and Meghan, he said, " I lost my mother to this self-manufactured rabidness, and obviously, I’m determined not to lose the mother to my children to the same thing.” Next up, Duchess Kate Channeled Princess Diana in Cobalt Blue Dress at Climate Conference in Scotland
