Queen Elizabeth Meghan Markle breaks the rules

The relationship between the Queen and Meghan has had its ups and downs. Queen Elizabeth has always been very demanding when it comes to the conduct of members of the royal family. But there was one rule in particular that he held dear. Meghan Markle, some experts say, broke her several times, arousing the Sovereign’s displeasure.

There is no mention of particular attitudes, only rules of dress. The Duchess of Sussex has indeed fallen into the error of the hem a little too short on several occasions, a detail that Kate Middleton had already neglected in the first days of the engagement.

To manage

If Prince William’s wife immediately adjusted the trend, changing her outfit and making it impeccable for the Sovereign, Markle persevered in her style. Elizabeth II, however, would have tolerated dresses that were a little shorter than they should be. On the contrary, it would have been another mistake to annoy him, which Prince Harry’s wife has committed on several occasions: that’s it.

Meghan Markle and style accidents: what Elizabeth II thought

Since joining the British Royal Family, Meghan Markle has been singled out as the “rebel” who struggled to adjust to the rules. Some sources, as reported by Express.co.uk, claim that the Duchess of Sussex never adapted to the sovereign’s demands in terms of style and clothing. According to royal experts, one of the fashion rules Queen Elizabeth cared about most was that female members of the royal family should wear tights under dresses and skirts.

To manage

Hemming was also generally recommended to be knee-length. Yet Meghan Markle has broken this protocol on several occasions and has done things her way during official meetings. The former actress went against royal tradition in August 2018, when she made her public appearance in a short black dress without tights, showing off her legs.

To manage

But that wasn’t the only time Meghan was seen without her pantyhose. Also in January 2019, the Duchess of Sussex appeared in a short dress, without tights, repeating the thing twice in a week. Expert Victoria Arbiter commented on Queen Elizabeth’s style rule when speaking to Insider: ‘You never see a royal without stockings. Meghan, from what I can see in the photos, it looks like she wasn’t wearing them. I would say that’s really the only hard and fast rule in terms of what the Queen requires.”