Another day in a time zone that it’s impossible to comprehend, and for Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, it's has another outfit change to leave us all with serious wardrobe envy. Beginning Day 4 of her royal tour alongside husband Prince Harry, the Duchess of Sussex arrived at the beach in a fun striped Martin Grand dress, but soon swapped into something a little more formal.
For the afternoon’s activities (are there naps involved in this trip? Surely there’s carefully planned naps), Meghan and Harry left the beach for Macarthur High School, where the Duchess, a keen feminist, spoke to young students about striving for female empowerment. The couple then later attended calls with government MPs at Admiralty House and Kirribilli House. Despite the hectic schedule, Meghan still looked glowing and gorgeous as ever in her second look of the day—a navy and cornflower blue pleated mini dress from British designer, Roksanda Ilinčić, paired with nude siege heels by Stuart Weitzman. And sure, the dress was perfect, but can we talk about the hairstyle?
It’s no secret that Meghan is a fan of keeping her hair out of her face, and she often goes with a foolproof updo when making public appearances. The messy low bun is now her signature go-to style, and she also opted to wear her hair up in an effortlessly cool twist for the day of the royal wedding. But today, the Duchess of Sussex wore her long hair in an all new style, half up and half down with the front sections teased into loose waves and an ‘undone’ look.
It's so pretty, so simple and frames her face perfectly, so there's all the hair inspiration you could ever need for your next occasion.
This new style, as well as yesterday’s sleek ponytail, could be a clever attempt from the Duchess and her stylists to temporarily distract us all from the ever-growing baby bump— that’s if they’re taking a leaf out of Kate Middleton’s book, anyway. It’s said that the Duchess of Cambridge changed her hairstyle up at the time of each her three pregnancies, with the logic that the change in hair will distract from any changes in her body.
It makes sense that Meghan might do the same to try and keep the baby bump measuring to a minimum. And, seeing as we're now here writing about how perfect Meghan’s half up-do is, it obviously worked.
Along with Heathers and Clueless, Mean Girls is one of the most iconic and important teen movies of all time. So yes, we want a sequel. And after the events of 2017, we deserve one.
Well good news: turns out Lindsay Lohan is completely up for reviving her character, and is actively hunting down Tina Fey to sell her on the idea. "Mean Girls 2 the movie—this is the importance," Lohan reportedly said. "We need Rachel McAdams! We need the whole cast back! I'd love to do it again. We had so much fun making it. Mark Waters is such a great director, Tina Fey is an amazing writer, Paramount was great to work with—we all had a blast."
She also mused, "I'm here in New York, so Tina Fey better be hiding or I'm going to find her and Lorne Michaels." She also said she's "trying" to get the project off the ground.
When the royal baby is born, his or her parents will not go by their known names on the birth certificate.
Harry will go by "His Royal Highness Prince Henry Charles Albert David Duke of Sussex," and Meghan will appear as "Rachel Meghan, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex."
On Monday, Kensington Palace confirmed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting their first child. When the royal baby comes this spring and his or her official birth certificate is released, the name "Harry" will not appear on the document and Meghan will go by real name "Rachel."
Harry's full title, "His Royal Highness Prince Henry Charles Albert David Duke of Sussex," will be used, as Henry is his given name. Meghan, whose first name is Rachel (just like her Suits character!) and middle name is Meghan, will go by "Rachel Meghan, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex."
According to Marlene Koenig, a British and European royalty expert, Meghan's name will appear in order as "Rachel Meghan," because that's her full, given name.
"Her name is not a part of her title," Koenig tells MarieClaire.com. "So, it will say Rachel Meghan, HRH the Duchess of Sussex."
In April when Prince William and Kate Middleton welcomed their third child Prince Louis, his birth certificate had his surname as "His Royal Highness Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge." His parents were listed as "His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis Duke of Cambridge" and "Catherine Elizabeth Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge."
Meghan's name will be styled as Kate's name has been, except that her first name "Rachel" will come before her known "Meghan" to read "Rachel Meghan," whereas Kate, who goes by her first name, is "Catherine Elizabeth."
It's unclear why the American actress goes by her middle name, but her parents have always called her Meghan or "Meg." Harry, of course calls her "Meghan," telling BBC after they got engaged that he "fell in love with Meghan so incredibly quickly was confirmation to me that all the stars were aligned, everything was just perfect. This beautiful woman just tripped and fell into my life, I fell into her life.”
During her wedding to Prince Harry, the Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, who solemnized the marriage, referred to Meghan as "Rachel Meghan" at the ceremony: "In the presence of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we have come together to witness the marriage of Henry Charles Albert David and Rachel Meghan, to pray for God’s blessing on them, to share their joy and to celebrate their love..."
Since Prince Harry and Meghan are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, their baby will likely use Sussex as his or her last name at school and in paperwork, according to Town & Country. The child will not use Meghan's last name, Markle, because she isn't technically a Markle anymore.
The child, according to the publication, may not use a last name at all. Koenig tells T&C, "In real life, royals do not use a surname. They sign their first name only. Their titles will be on their passports."
Prince Harry and Meghan have already received their first baby presents, a fluffy stuffed kangaroo and fleece UGG booties, from Governor-General Peter Cosgrove and his wife, Lady Lynne Cosgrove. Markle reportedly said the sweet gesture was, "so cute," calling it, "our first baby gift!" The couple is in Australia for their royal tour. They'll also visit Tonga, Fiji, and New Zealand, carrying out a total of 76 engagements.