--- title: Meghan Markle Gives Princess Diana a Nod on Commonwealth Day description: For an outing to Westminster Abbey on Commonwealth Day, Meghan Markle donned headwear reminiscent of the late Princess Diana. canonical: https://time.com/5195849/meghan-markle-diana-beret/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-12T17:43:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:19.090Z og:title: The Subtle Way Meghan Markle Paid Tribute to Princess Diana og:description: Her beret echoes that of the late Princess — and was designed by the same maker og:url: https://time.com/5195849/meghan-markle-diana-beret/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltef3493dcc62c3be3/69892a884ee2628e8d3112b1/markle-harry-commonwealth-day.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: markle-harry-commonwealth-day og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Subtle Way Meghan Markle Paid Tribute to Princess Diana twitter:description: Her beret echoes that of the late Princess — and was designed by the same maker twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltef3493dcc62c3be3/69892a884ee2628e8d3112b1/markle-harry-commonwealth-day.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Subtle Way Meghan Markle Paid Tribute Princess Diana at the Biggest Royal Event With the Queen > Sponsored content. 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Decked out in a white beret and matching coat with blue stiletto heels, Markle’s fashion caught attention, [as usual](http://time.com/5062929/meghan-markle-fashion-photos/). This time, however, there was an extra meaning behind her look. Her striking beret, designed by milliner Stephen Jones, had special resonance for the royal family: Jones was a favorite of [Princess Diana](http://time.com/5037800/meghan-markle-ring-details/), Harry and William’s mother. And Diana was also prone to topping off her look with a chic beret. The subtle nod to Diana’s fashion sense did not go unnoticed by sharp-eyed fashion fans and followers of the future royal bride. Markle’s footwear also came to many spectators’ attention: she appeared to be wearing the exact same navy suede pumps as the [Duchess of Cambridge](http://time.com/5168720/kate-middleton-hard-hat/) for the day’s events. Power to both of them, as they nimbly navigated the cobblestone streets outside Westminster Abbey while entering the service and greeting fans outside afterward. > [](https://twitter.com/KateBennett%5FDC/status/973238697159282688) > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/973219278500585473) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5195849/meghan-markle-diana-beret/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5195849/meghan-markle-diana-beret/"},"headline":"The Subtle Way Meghan Markle Paid Tribute Princess Diana at the Biggest Royal Event With the Queen","datePublished":"2018-03-12T17:43:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:19.090Z","description":"For an outing to Westminster Abbey on Commonwealth Day, Meghan Markle donned headwear reminiscent of the late Princess Diana.","url":"https://time.com/5195849/meghan-markle-diana-beret/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltef3493dcc62c3be3/69892a884ee2628e8d3112b1/markle-harry-commonwealth-day.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltef3493dcc62c3be3/69892a884ee2628e8d3112b1/markle-harry-commonwealth-day.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"markle-harry-commonwealth-day","caption":"","creditText":"Samir Hussein/WireImage","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/5195849/meghan-markle-diana-beret/","name":"The Subtle Way Meghan Markle Paid Tribute Princess Diana at the Biggest Royal Event With the Queen"}}]}] ```