Meghan Markle's fashion buys that cost hundreds of thousands including a £116,300 bracelet

Meghan Markle lives a lavish life as the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Prince Harry, 33.

The former-actress who played sexy paralegal Rachel Zane, the love interest, on a US cable drama has expensive taste.

Meghan Markle’s wedding dress cost £387,000, more than Kate Middleton’s, fashion experts estimated. 

These are some of the Duchess’s other expensive items.

Reflection de Cartier Bracelet – £116,300.25 (excluding tax)

This incredible diamond encrusted bracelet is made of white gold and diamonds and costs $150,000. Meghan wore it for her wedding to Prince Harry on her right wrist.

Ralph & Russo engagement dress – £58,158

Meghan Markle wore a couture gown straight off the runway of an Australia designer for her official engagement photos. The dress was made of black tulle and shocked many with it’s see-through design.

Cartier Tennis Bracelet – £21,935.33 (excluding tax)

Meghan debuted this gift from Prince Charles, 69, on her royal tour in Australia.

Such a piece costs from $28,300 or £21,935.33 before tax.

Birks Snowflake Snowstorm Earrings – £7,124.25

These earrings from Canadian brand Birks were worn by the Duchess before her wedding day. The jewels are inspired by Canadian winters are have 2.15ct of diamond set in white gold.

Cartier Love 18ct yellow-gold bracelet – £5,400

This classic bracelet has been a hit with the hugely wealthy since the 1970s.

Birks Snowflake Large round jacket earrings – £3,561.16

These earrings are 18kt white gold and diamond round jacket earrings with a total carat weight of 1.39ct.

Birks Snowflake Diamond ring – £2,858

This gold and diamond piece was worn by Meghan to visit Edinburgh after her engagement was announced.

Alexander McQueen suit – £2,164.08

Meghan wore this suit to an awards event with Prince Harry after their engagement was announced. The jacket cost £1,547.43 and the trousers £616.65

Burberry tartan coat – £1,995

Nodding to the Scots, Meghan Markle wore this bold coat to visit Edinburgh in February.

Carolina Herrera denim dress – £1,698.68

Meghan wore this dress to a charity polo event with Prince Harry this summer.

Roland Mouret navy blue dress – £1,679.29

Meghan wore this gown the day before her wedding, with the £21,000 Cartier bracelet from Prince Charles.

These 10 items alone add up to almost £222,900. The average Briton would have to work 10 years to buy these items.

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.