--- title: Meghan Markle Wears New Baby Dress in Photos With Baby Boy description: Here's what Meghan Markle wore when she appeared in a trench dress in photos days after giving birth to the royal baby. canonical: https://time.com/5538031/meghan-markle-white-dress/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-05-08T13:37:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:09.767Z og:title: Meghan Markle Wears Sleeveless White Trench Dress in First Baby Photos og:description: Here's what you need to know og:url: https://time.com/5538031/meghan-markle-white-dress/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc91a9abd319c040a/6989499a22fb853587e283a0/meghan-markle-royal-baby-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: MEGHAN-MARKLE-ROYAL-BABY og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meghan Markle Wears Sleeveless White Trench Dress in First Baby Photos twitter:description: Here's what you need to know twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc91a9abd319c040a/6989499a22fb853587e283a0/meghan-markle-royal-baby-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meghan Markle Wears Sleeveless White Trench in Her First Official Baby Photos > Sponsored content. 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(Dominic Lipinski—Getty Images) Dominic Lipinski—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 8, 2019 1:37 PM UTC [Meghan, Duchess of Sussex](http://time.com/5439694/meghan-markle-royal-tour-outfits/), wore an elegant cream-colored sleeveless trench dress for her first official appearance on Wednesday morning, two days after giving birth to her first child, a baby boy on Monday, May 6. Markle, who’s been noted for [her savvy and chic approach to personal style](http://time.com/5062929/meghan-markle-fashion-photos/) since becoming a part of the Royal Family last year, wore a cream-colored sleeveless trench dress, which featured a midi hem, tortoise buttons and a tie-waist detail, during a photo call at Windsor Castle, the first time she’s been seen in public since giving birth. She paired it with a pair of nude pumps and kept her hair down, foregoing her trademark loose chignon. Meghan Markle chose dress designer Grace Wales Bonner to design the dress for the appearance, [People](https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-wore-london-based-menswear-designer-grace-wales-bonner-trench-for-baby-sussex-debut/) reports.  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their baby son, who was born on Monday morning, during a photocall in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle in Berkshire. Press Association—PA Images/Sipa USA Royal baby Sussex is the very first royal baby for Markle and Harry, Duke of Sussex, who tied the knot in May 2018. **Correction, May 7:** The original version of this story misstated the designer of Meghan Markle’s white dress. 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