--- title: Meghan Markle Stole the Show at the British Fashion Awards description: The Duchess of Sussex honored the designer of her royal wedding dress, Clare Weight Keller of Givenchy, at the fashion event. canonical: https://time.com/5476642/meghan-markle-british-fashion-awards/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-11T15:19:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:21.030Z og:title: Meghan Markle Stole the Show at the British Fashion Awards og:description: The Duchess of Sussex honored the designer of her royal wedding dress og:url: https://time.com/5476642/meghan-markle-british-fashion-awards/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt096d374584f77c70/6989414297cdffd3776b6f5d/meghan-markle-bfa.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Fashion Awards 2018 In Partnership With Swarovski - Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meghan Markle Stole the Show at the British Fashion Awards twitter:description: The Duchess of Sussex honored the designer of her royal wedding dress twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt096d374584f77c70/6989414297cdffd3776b6f5d/meghan-markle-bfa.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meghan Markle Stole the Show at the British Fashion Awards  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 11, 2018 3:19 PM UTC  Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on stage during The Fashion Awards 2018 In Partnership With Swarovski at Royal Albert Hall on December 10, 2018 in London, England. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on stage during The Fashion Awards 2018 In Partnership With Swarovski at Royal Albert Hall on December 10, 2018 in London, England.Joe Maher/BFC—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 11, 2018 3:19 PM UTC Only invite a Duchess to an event if you’re prepared for her to steal the show. That’s the way of the world — especially [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/5445288/meghan-markle-baby-news/)‘s world. The Duchess of Sussex made a surprise appearance at the [British Fashion Awards](https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-surprise-appearance-british-fashion-awards/) on Monday night, popping up at the Royal Albert Hall in London to present an award to her wedding dress designer, [Clare Waight Keller](http://time.com/5245809/meghan-markle-royal-wedding-dress/). Waight Keller, who is the artistic director of fashion house Givenchy, was bestowed with the British Womenswear Designer of the Year award, given to her by both Markle and _Gone Girl_ actress [Rosamund Pike.](http://time.com/5441436/rosamund-pike-private-war/) But naturally, most eyes were on the royal in the midst of the fashionable spectacle, who was decked out in a black one-shoulder dress by Waight Keller. “I recently read that the culture of fashion has changed from where it was once ‘cool to be cruel’ to now where it is ‘cool to be kind,'” Markle said in her address to Waight Keller. “I feel especially proud to announce tonight’s winner, who is a British designer leading on the global stage with vision and creativity, but also with incredible kindness.” Since marrying Prince Harry in May, Markle has proceeded to remain a public figure, participating in royal events, publishing a [charity cookbook](http://time.com/5401985/meghan-markle-first-royal-speech/), taking an [official tour](http://time.com/5425592/prince-harry-meghan-markle-australia-koalas/) of Australia and New Zealand with her husband and announcing her [pregnancy this fall](http://time.com/5445288/meghan-markle-baby-news/). (She’s due in the spring.) Markle and Harry also recently announced they will soon be moving to the town of Windsor just outside London, where they will be making their home at [Frogmore Cottage](http://time.com/5463029/meghan-markle-prince-harry-frogmore-cottage/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5476642/meghan-markle-british-fashion-awards/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5476642/meghan-markle-british-fashion-awards/"},"headline":"Meghan Markle Stole the Show at the British Fashion Awards","datePublished":"2018-12-11T15:19:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:56:21.030Z","description":"Markle made a sweet speech in honor of her wedding dress designer","url":"https://time.com/5476642/meghan-markle-british-fashion-awards/","keywords":["Newsfeed","fashion","royals","meghan markle"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt096d374584f77c70/6989414297cdffd3776b6f5d/meghan-markle-bfa.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/blt096d374584f77c70/6989414297cdffd3776b6f5d/meghan-markle-bfa.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Fashion Awards 2018 In Partnership With Swarovski - Show","caption":"The Fashion Awards 2018 In Partnership With Swarovski - Show","creditText":"Joe Maher/BFC—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/5476642/meghan-markle-british-fashion-awards/","name":"Meghan Markle Stole the Show at the British Fashion Awards"}}]}] ```