--- title: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Wearing Matching Outfits description: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle matched in navy blue at a concert celebrating Queen Elizabeth's 92nd birthday. canonical: https://time.com/5249606/prince-harry-meghan-markle-matching-outfits/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-22T20:19:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:17.128Z og:title: People Thought Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Were Ridiculously Cute in Matching Outfits og:description: Their wedding is less than a month away og:url: https://time.com/5249606/prince-harry-meghan-markle-matching-outfits/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46134a3e5646362c/69892e558fd2ee558a35b63e/prince-harry-meghan-markle1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3512 og:image:height: 1976 og:image:alt: The Queen's Birthday Party og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: People Thought Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Were Ridiculously Cute in Matching Outfits twitter:description: Their wedding is less than a month away twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46134a3e5646362c/69892e558fd2ee558a35b63e/prince-harry-meghan-markle1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # People Thought Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Were Ridiculously Cute in Matching Outfits for the Queen's Birthday > Sponsored content. 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Queen Elizabeth II will turn 92 years old on Saturday, her 66th birthday since she ascended the throne in 1952._ by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Apr 22, 2018 8:19 PM UTC  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrive at the Royal Albert Hall to attend a star-studded concert to celebrate the Queen's 92nd birthday on April 21, 2018 in London, England. The Queen and members of the royal family are guests of honour at the celebration, which is being billed as The Queen's Birthday Party. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrive at the Royal Albert Hall to attend a star-studded concert to celebrate the Queen's 92nd birthday on April 21, 2018 in London, England. The Queen and members of the royal family are guests of honour at the celebration, which is being billed as The Queen's Birthday Party. John Stillwell—WPA Pool/Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Apr 22, 2018 8:19 PM UTC Prince Harry and bride-to-be Meghan Markle were matching in navy blue at Queen Elizabeth’s star-studded birthday concert Saturday night — and people on social media took notice. [Markle wore](http://www.eonline.com/news/929045/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-have-date-night-at-queen-elizabeth-s-star-studded-birthday-concert) a navy Stella McCartney caped dress with matching navy suede heels by Manolo Blahnik and carried a clutch by Naeem Khan. Prince Harry wore a smart navy blue suit. The two stepped out together for this event a little more than a month out from the [royal wedding on May 19.](http://time.com/5039393/royal-wedding-2018-details/) Queen Elizabeth, [who turned 92 on Saturday,](http://time.com/5208865/queen-92nd-birthday-lineup/) wore gold to her celebration at Royal Albert Hall. > [](https://twitter.com/HaniLee1/status/987769557572972544) > [](https://twitter.com/TheYBF/status/987903090597810177) > [](https://twitter.com/StellaMcCartney/status/987815315743674370) The event was attended by most of the royal family — with one exception being Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, who is [expecting her third child on Monday](https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/04/20/kate-middleton-is-due-to-give-birth/) — and members of the public [who could snag a ticket](http://time.com/5208865/queen-92nd-birthday-lineup/). (For those who couldn’t, the concert was broadcast live on BBC One and BBC Radio 2.) The lineup fit for Her Majesty included Sting and Shaggy (who recently [released an album together](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/22/sting-shaggy-44876-review-grammy-awards)), Kylie Minogue, Sir Tom Jones, Shawn Mendes, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the BBC Concert Orchestra, and more. The event concluded with Queen Elizabeth acknowledging the crowd with a wave, but not before she gave a coy smile (and maybe an eye roll?) during a speech made by her son Prince Charles after he addressed her as [“Your Majesty” and then “Mummy.”](http://time.com/5249561/prince-charles-call-queen-mummy/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5249606/prince-harry-meghan-markle-matching-outfits/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5249606/prince-harry-meghan-markle-matching-outfits/"},"headline":"People Thought Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Were Ridiculously Cute in Matching Outfits for the Queen's Birthday","datePublished":"2018-04-22T20:19:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:17.128Z","description":"Their wedding is less than a month away","url":"https://time.com/5249606/prince-harry-meghan-markle-matching-outfits/","keywords":["Newsfeed","United Kingdom","British Royals","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46134a3e5646362c/69892e558fd2ee558a35b63e/prince-harry-meghan-markle1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46134a3e5646362c/69892e558fd2ee558a35b63e/prince-harry-meghan-markle1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Queen's Birthday Party","caption":"The Queen's Birthday Party","creditText":"John Stillwell—WPA Pool/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/5249606/prince-harry-meghan-markle-matching-outfits/","name":"People Thought Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Were Ridiculously Cute in Matching Outfits for the Queen's Birthday"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Gun Salutes to Queen Elizabeth II on Her 92nd Birthday","description":"Queen Elizabeth II will turn 92 years old on Saturday, her 66th birthday since she ascended the throne in 1952.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/QNGUL2bC/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-04-22T17:39:10.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/QNGUL2bC.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5249606/prince-harry-meghan-markle-matching-outfits/","duration":"PT1M15S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5249606/prince-harry-meghan-markle-matching-outfits/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```