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  • 25/09/2023
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00:00 Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton are style twins in white suits, just weeks apart.
00:11 The Duchess of Sussex and the Duchess of Cambridge are bringing in the spring season in style.
00:23 Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton are bringing in the spring season in style.The Duchess
00:27 of Sussex stepped out on Friday alongside Prince Harry for their first appearance of
00:31 the Invictus Games in The Hague sporting an all-white ensemble.
00:42 She paired her wide-leg trousers with an oversized blazer and even went with white accessorises,
00:47 including her handbag and heels.
00:57 Just weeks earlier, her sister-in-law Kate went with a similar look during her tour of
01:01 the Caribbean with Prince William.
01:10 During the royal's second day of their visit to Jamaica on March 23, the Duchess of Cambridge
01:15 stepped out in a white blazer and fitted pants as well as white shoes.
01:22 However, she added a bright flash of colour with an orange blouse and matching handbag.
01:34 Coincidentally, orange is a popular colour in the Netherlands as it refers to the family
01:41 name of the Dutch royals, the House of Orange-Nassau.
01:44 Meghan, 40, and Prince Harry, 37, arrived in the Netherlands after making a stop in
01:56 the U.K. to visit with Harry's grandmother Queen Elizabeth.Their first outing of the
02:08 Invictus Games on Friday was for a welcome reception for the competitors, family and
02:12 friends.
02:20 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will also attend a second reception for dignitaries hosted
02:24 by the City of The Hague and Dutch Ministry of Defence.
02:35 Meghan has not returned to Europe since March 2020, when she and Prince Harry carried out
02:40 their final round of royal engagements before they officially stepped back as working royals
02:45 at the end of that month.
02:54 Prince Harry has returned to the UK on two occasions, for his grandfather Prince Philip's
02:59 funeral in April 2021 and again to unveil a statue of his late mother Princess Diana
03:04 alongside older brother Prince William in July 2021.
03:15 In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic limiting travel, Meghan gave birth to their daughter
03:19 Lilibet Diana, named after the Queen's childhood nickname and Harry's mother, in June.
03:32 This year's Games were originally scheduled for 2020 but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
03:45 On Monday, a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed that Meghan will
03:49 join Prince Harry in the Netherlands for the first several days of the Invictus Games,
03:54 the international sports competition founded by Harry for wounded service members and veterans.
04:06 But it won't be Meghan's first Invictus experience.
04:09 In 2017, she joined Harry at the Toronto Games, marking the couple's first official appearance
04:15 together.
04:22 She was by his side again in 2018 for the Sydney Games, shortly after the couple announced
04:27 they were expecting their first child, son Archie Harrison

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