How Meghan Markle wore over £2,200 worth of accessories to Grenfell Tower charity meeting

Meghan, who rose to fame playing sexy paralegal Rachel Zane on US cable drama Suits, wore a maroon-hued outfit for the event.

She wore the Daylina Coat from Club Monaco, which costs £570.12, and the Club Monaco ‘Sallyet’ Dress, which was on sale at the time she wore it for £177.81.

These reasonably modest price tags for the Duchess, who is known to wear high end designer garments from the likes of Givenchy and Burberry.

However, Meghan’s accessories were still rather pricey.

The Duchess opted to wear a ring with a sweet message but a steep price tag to the charity event.

Meghan wore the Solange Azagury-Partridge ‘Love’ 18-karat gold diamond ring.

It retails in the US at $1,600 and in UK money costs £1,247.81.

The Duchess is a fan of pricey expensive gems. Meghan Markle’s jewellery collections is worth tens of thousands of pounds. /life-style/style/1034013/meghan-markle-news-jewellery-prince-harry-australia

On Wednesday the LA-native wore modest earrings, the Vrai & Oro Line Stud Earrings which cost $85, £66.29.

Meghan’s shoes were also expensive, costing almost £1,000.

Meghan wore the Givenchy leather and suede slip-on boots.

Though the pair she wore on Wednesday were no available online, a similar pair with stud details costs £950 on Farfetch.com.

Who is Meghan Markle? Quick profile

Meghan Markle was born Rachel Meghan Markle, on August 4, 1981 to parents Doria Ragland and father Thomas Markle.

Her father was previously married to Roslyn Loveless and Meghan has two elder half sibling – sister Samantha Markle and brother Thomas Markle Junior.

Actress

Meghan’s first television appearance in the USA was in an episode of the medical drama General Hospital in 2002.

She later moved on to roles in CSI, Without a Trace and Castle along with bit parts in Hollywood films including Get Him to the Greek, Remember Me and Horrible Bosses.

Meghan was also a “briefcase girl” on Deal or No Deal – but her most famous role was as Rachel Zane in legal drama Suits, which launched in 2011.

She was written out in the finale of the seventh series when her character got married, which aired in April 2018 – just before she got married herself.

Charity and humanitarian work

Meghan Markle’s career in television has gone hand-in-hand with her support for causes close to her heart.

She wrote about the stigma around menstrual health in an article for Time magazine and was a Global Ambassador for World Vision Canada – with whom she travelled to Rwanda for the charity’s Clean Water Campaign.

And her commitment to gender equality has seen her work with the United Nations – receiving a standing ovation in 2015 for her speech to mark International Women’s Day.

Relationships

In September 2011, she wed film producer Trevor Engelson, who she began dating in 2004.

But the pair divorced two years later in August 2013, citing irreconcilable difference.

She was in a relationship with celebrity chef Cory Vitiello for almost two years, before they broke it off in 2016 but the two remain good friends.

And in June 2016, she met Prince Harry on a blind date set up by a mutual friend.

Their relationship began in October that year and just over one year later, on November 27, 2017, the pair announced their engagement.

They married on May 19, 2018 at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.

Meghan’s heritage

Some have claimed Meghan Markle is the first mixed-race member of the Royal Family.

Historians are still arguing about Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III.

But Meghan will be the first royal to openly embrace a mixed-race heritage.

She has written about the difficulties of being a biracial actress in Hollywood as she claims she is not black enough for some roles and not white enough for others.