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Swapping sunny Montecito for sunny Melbourne, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle touched down in Australia on Monday night, eight years after they visited as newlyweds on their first overseas tour after the royal wedding. In the years since, the couple stepped down as senior royals and started a new independent life in California, but they have still lined up a host of charitable engagements for their informal tour, which will take in Melbourne, Canberra, and Sydney.
Life may look very different now from the last time she was down under, but Meghan’s chosen outfit for day one wasn’t a major departure from her original tour uniform: she wore a sleeveless dress by Australian label Karen Gee (she’s still doing diplomatic dressing even post-palace), paired with Dior shoes and jewelry from Real Fine Studio.
Monochrome remains a constant in the Duchess’s public-facing wardrobe: she tends to stick to neutral creams and khakis, a palette she also leaned on during the couple’s tour of Jordan earlier this year, where she wore multiple looks by Veronica Beard. The same pared-back approach was on display again, echoed in the suede St Agni skirt and jacket—another Aussie brand—she later chose for a visit to the Australian National Veterans’ Art Museum.
It was then announced that, through a new partnership and investment deal with AI-powered fashion platform OneOff, her entire Aussie tour wardrobe would be made shoppable.
On day two, Meghan and Harry attended the Nexus Summit alongside a line-up of investors, social entrepreneurs, campaigners, and philanthropists. They both sat on a panel, and opted for muted looks; Harry in a black shirt and jeans, Meghan in and Bardot style knit top from Beare Park, black cigarette pants by DISSH cinched with a Camilla and Marc belt, and strappy black sandals from Emme Parsons.
Day three kicked off with a surprise announcement that Meghan would be a guest judge on MasterChef Australia. The new season, which kicks off this weekend, will feature Meghan in a later episode. Posing for a promo picture with her fellow judges, she wore a black billowy Matteau blouse and a black Camilla and Marc pencil skirt, paired with a favorite pair of Manolo Blahnik pumps and Paspaley drop earrings.
Reunited again with Harry, the royal couple took part in the Scar Tree walk with the Koorie Heritage Trust, seeing Aboriginal art installations and First Peoples cultural landmarks. Meghan dressed casually for the walk in a white Alliance of Moms t-shirt, camel colored Friends With Frank coat, mini-bootcut blue jeans from Rolla’s Jeans, Frẽda Salvador d’orsay sneakers, and Logan Hollowell zodiac rings. (Sweetly, the rings correspond to Harry and her own star signs.) Her t-shirt is from her friend Kelly McKee Zajfen’s organization which supports pregnant and parenting teens in foster care. (Meghan appeared in the group’s 2024 campaign.)
Another engagement, another outfit change: this time, Meghan visited Batyr, a mental health engagement program, and Swinburne University of Technology, and donned a khaki shift dress by Friends of Frank with sheer black tights, Manolos, and oft-worn vintage Chanel earrings. A later event saw her switch it up in all-whites, with a top and skirt co-ord by Posse, cream Aquazurra pumps, and Paspaley pearl earrings.
For their final day in Aus, the couple traveled to Sydney and joined Invictus Australia in sailing around Sydney Harbour. They also met Bondi beach terror attack survivors and first responders. Later, Harry and Meghan attended the NSW Waratahs versus Moana Pasifika rugby match.
Meghan stuck to a breezy look that relied on brands she’s been enjoying throughout her stay: a blue and white striped Matteau shirt which she tied at the waist, cream cropped Rolla’s Jeans, a suede brown Scanlan Theodore tote, and Freda Salvador cut-out sneakers. She added Essen gold drop earrings and dark aviators.
And on their last night, the couple attended a rugby game in Sydney. Meghan wore a cream trench coat from Camilla and Marc, a black Vince turtleneck, another set of dark wash, slim-fit jeans from Rolla’s Jeans, Manolo Blahnik pumps, and Real Fine Studio earrings.
Below, see all of Meghan Markle’s Australia tour outifts.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visiting the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. Meghan wears a Karen Gee dress and Dior shoes.
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Arriving at the Australian National Veterans’ Arts Museum in a suede skirt and jacket by St Agni.
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Visiting Batyr, a mental health engagement programme, at Swinburne University of Technology wearing a Friends of Frank shift dress, Manolo Blahnik pumps, and vintage Chanel earrings.
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Taking part in the Scar Tree Walk on day three of the royal trip, wearing an Alliance of Moms t-shirt, a camel-colored Friends With Frank coat, blue jeans from Rolla’s Jeans, Frẽda Salvador d’orsay sneakers, and Logan Hollowell zodiac rings.
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Meghan and her gifted custom thongs that say “G’day Megs!”
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Meghan wears a Matteau shirt, Rolla’s Jeans, a suede brown Scanlan Theodore tote, and Freda Salvador cut-out sneakers. She added Essen gold pendant earrings and dark Brochu Walker aviator-style sunglasses.
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Meghan wrapped up in a cream trench coat from Camilla and Marc, a black Vince turtleneck, dark wash, slim-fit jeans from Rolla’s Jeans, Manolo Blahnik pumps, and Real Fine Studio earrings.
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Anna Cafolla is American Vogue’s news editor, working across fashion, beauty, culture and living from London. Previously, she has worked at Dazed, Cosmopolitan, and ELLE, and has written for The Guardian, The Face, AnOther, and Conde Nast Traveller. She will hold you hostage until you agree to her restaurant recommendations. ... Read More