Meghan Markle is gorgeous, talented and about to marry one of my many dream boyfriends, Prince Harry. Girl has got it pretty good right now. To be honest, there’s a not a lot about Meg’s life that makes me feel bad for her. There’s her batshit family of course, but hey, everyone’s got one of those. But there’s also the scrutiny. My god, the woman cannot take a single step without millions of judging eyes on her. I just… would not be able to deal with that. I’m too sensitive. I’d be a recluse forever.
Case in point: Meghan’s latest outing, on which she accompanied her fiancé to a memorial service for Stephen Lawrence, an 18-year-old Black British man who was murdered 25 years ago in a racially-motivated attack.
The sombre occasion was also attended by UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who sat near Meghan and Harry in the front row of the service.
On April 23, 2018,Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attended a memorial service held at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church in London to memorialize 25th anniversary of Stephen Lawrence murder. At the service, Prince Harry read out a support message on behalf of Prince Charles of Wales. pic.twitter.com/9RTVWvWYUc
— Queen Maxima and Royal Ladies (@vaninaswchindt) April 23, 2018
Meghan sported a dark, midi-length Hugo Boss dress with a V-neck and no sleeves, and you can bet some British Royal Family traditionalists had thoughts about the outfit.
I mean, SHOULDERS! What kind of world are we living in?
Hold on to your monocles and dive in:
Surprised to see Meghan Markle had her shoulders uncovered at the #StephenLawrence memorial -seems a bit of a fashion faux pas to me?
— MissSeaPeaches (@MissSeaPeaches) April 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/RippleCreekNW/status/988812183621451782
The hair is a bit of an issue as well, apparently. Not to mention the fact her and Harry were – gasp – holding hands.
https://twitter.com/mgostargazer/status/988504850878140422
https://twitter.com/BumbleBHill/status/988922733949005824
The messy hair is getting sooooo tired. And don’t EVEN get me started on this sleeveless mess.
— Amy Beth (@absinbr) April 23, 2018
Well, I was hoping her navy cape dress would be a sartorial turning point, but apparently not. Sorry (not sorry) but this isn’t appropriate for a memorial service. Messy hair, deep v-neck, no sleeves…just, no. #meghanmarkle pic.twitter.com/hL4Oh7197q
— Duchess of Pemberley (@World_Royalty) April 23, 2018
Exactly! I feel like she doesn’t get the whole “Royal style” thing and I base my feedback on that (for both her AND Kate, which some people don’t seem to get 😉). If she was a random guest at the memorial, then okay, but as a future princess, the whole package was lacking. ❤️
— Duchess of Pemberley (@World_Royalty) April 23, 2018
Some people had so much to say, they tweeted twice.
Royals don’t wear bright colors to a memorial. It’s not done… The British family knows how to dress for EVERY occasion …
When the dress is sleeveless in church it’s frowned upon.
This is not America it’s Britain.— DrTheresa Phillips.com💙 (@TheresaPhilips) April 23, 2018
I’m Sorry but, she needs tights and a better fitting dress with sleeves especially for church let alone a memorial .. in her Royal role she will need a protocol specialist ..
— DrTheresa Phillips.com💙 (@TheresaPhilips) April 23, 2018
Theresa: you need to calm down.
Don’t worry – plenty of people were defending Meghan in the comments, but this smackdown was my absolute highlight. Twitter user Lyle was so keen to stick up for Megs with an example of flashy funeral dressing, they picked a still from Pretty Little Liars without realising it wasn’t real life.
quick where are the moral police she should be jailed and charged for not dressing correctly. if you want want dress code laws then go live in a country where they are imposed and there’s plenty, dont see people like you attacking other’s like in this photo pic.twitter.com/sn6lsn9Hc3
— Lyle (@douglasdc3_2000) April 25, 2018
Lyle, you absolute legend. I agree the people in this photo should be attacked, not for their outfits but rather their terrible terrible TV show.
Meanwhile, I couldn’t give a shit about Meghan’s Hugo Boss dress. I’m just hanging out to see what she wears at her May 19 wedding. I hope she goes strapless / backless / frontless / crotchless just to piss these trolls off.
