Meghan Markle shuns personal stylist leading to ‘incidents in the past’ like exposed label

Meghan Markle is admired for her style across the world.

She often wears high end designers, with her favourites including Givenchy and Prada.

However, the Duchess of Sussex has also made a number of basic fashion errors on royal tours in the past.

These include one embarrassing moment when the mum-of-one left a tag still on her dress.

Meghan wore a red Self Portrait dress to arrive in Tonga.

She stunning dress had long sleeves and a flowing skirt with embroidery on the chest and a belt at the waist.

The dress cost £380, but Meghan’s style aplomb was somewhat dissipated by the distracting label.

One amused Twitter users wrote: “There is always the chance Meghan was planning to return the dress.”

On other occasions Meghan has been criticised for wearing creased clothes.

The Duchess wore a beige coat and dress combination, with both the items looking pretty creased.

Family Guy writer/Will and Grace assistant producer Gary Janetti said in an Instagram post after viewing the images: “I’ll fly to New Zealand and iron that f***ing dress myself.”

Of course, it’s pretty normal for the average person to have creases in their clothes, but royal women are under extreme scrutiny. How do the likes of Kate Middleton steer clear of creases? The answer is a stylist.

Fashion PR expert Dominique St. Johns told Express.co.uk: “It is said that Meghan does not have a stylist, which could be seen as an advantage as she handpicks her clothes herself.

“However, on the other hand, she doesn’t have someone to take care of final touches on an outfit, like Kate.

“This has led to incidents in the past such as leaving the label on a dress or turning up to an event with a blouse slightly creased.

“This doesn’t reflect anything about their attitudes to royal duties, but that they are human and that mistakes can happen.

“I think Kate and Meghan are equally dedicated to their roles, but like the rest of us, they take a different approach.”

Stylists are on hand to ensure garments are perfect before appearances.

A stylist would most likely steam a garment just before a celebrity was to wear it to ensure there were no creases.

Meghan Markle’s clothing collection was released recently, with proceeds going to charity.

Experts have picked out subtle hunts to Harry the Duchess made in the collection.

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.