--- title: Prince Harry Meghan Markle Engagement Photos: Dress Designer description: Meghan Markle donned a sheer ball gown for her official engagement photos and it's definitely fit for a princess. canonical: https://time.com/5076187/meghan-markles-official-engagement-photos-dress/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-21T18:29:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:26.020Z og:title: Meghan Markle's Sheer Ball Gown Is Fit for a Princess og:description: For her official engagement photos og:url: https://time.com/5076187/meghan-markles-official-engagement-photos-dress/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b284a35225fde3a/6988f63886f68ee3d66e7af2/prince-harry-meghan-markle-official-engagement-photos-sheer-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Visit Nottingham og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meghan Markle's Sheer Ball Gown Is Fit for a Princess twitter:description: For her official engagement photos twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b284a35225fde3a/6988f63886f68ee3d66e7af2/prince-harry-meghan-markle-official-engagement-photos-sheer-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meghan Markle's Sheer Ball Gown for Her Official Engagement Photos Is Fit for a Princess  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 21, 2017 6:29 PM UTC  NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attends the Terrance Higgins Trust World AIDS Day charity fair at Nottingham Contemporary on December 1, 2017 in Nottingham, England. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement on Monday 27th November 2017 and will marry at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in May 2018\. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attends the Terrance Higgins Trust World AIDS Day charity fair at Nottingham Contemporary on December 1, 2017 in Nottingham, England. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement on Monday 27th November 2017 and will marry at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in May 2018\. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)Chris Jackson—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 21, 2017 6:29 PM UTC While the Internet was collectively enthralled with the release of [Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s official engagement photos](http://time.com/5075652/prince-harry-meghan-markle-engagement-photos-internet-reactions/), there was a corner of the web whose curiosity was piqued by clothing. In the photos, Markle is wearing a black ball gown with a sheer, embellished bodice and a full skirt, and looking completely like a veritable princess while doing it. According to [_Vogue_](https://www.vogue.com/article/meghan-markle-ralph-prince-harry-engagement-picture-ralph-russo), the dress is by Ralph & Russo, a British label, and it debuted on their Fall/Winter 2017 couture runway. Markle’s choice to wear a British designer was a savvy choice (and perhaps a hint that she may choose a British designer for her May wedding) and the glamorous but polished gown was keeping well in-line with her [style evolution](http://time.com/5062929/meghan-markle-fashion-photos/) as a soon-to-be-royal. See the dress in all its glory below. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/943843868830814208) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5076187/meghan-markles-official-engagement-photos-dress/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5076187/meghan-markles-official-engagement-photos-dress/"},"headline":"Meghan Markle's Sheer Ball Gown for Her Official Engagement Photos Is Fit for a Princess","datePublished":"2017-12-21T18:29:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:26.020Z","description":"Royal style at its finest","url":"https://time.com/5076187/meghan-markles-official-engagement-photos-dress/","keywords":["Newsfeed"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b284a35225fde3a/6988f63886f68ee3d66e7af2/prince-harry-meghan-markle-official-engagement-photos-sheer-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b284a35225fde3a/6988f63886f68ee3d66e7af2/prince-harry-meghan-markle-official-engagement-photos-sheer-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Visit Nottingham","caption":"Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Visit Nottingham","creditText":"Chris Jackson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5076187/meghan-markles-official-engagement-photos-dress/","name":"Meghan Markle's Sheer Ball Gown for Her Official Engagement Photos Is Fit for a Princess"}}]}] ```