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The Duchess of Sussex also cut a stylish figure while pregnant with baby Archie
At the 2018 British Fashion Awards, Meghan beamed in an asymmetric Givenchy dress as she presented an award to Clare Waight Keller, the designer who designed her wedding dress earlier this year.
As always, it was an elegant, clear presentation. Still, there was one aspect of the outfit that raised an eyebrow or two.
Because the hands, which simultaneously showed off her wedding sparklers and her baby bump, were adorned not with the clear or neutral shades of nail polish usually expected of women in the British royal family, but with a bright shade of red and black, possibly Rouge Noir Chanel.
As these images show, the Duchess is not the only royal who has broken protocol in this way.
Meghan Markle cut an elegant figure at the 2018 British Fashion Awards. But her fingernails caused a bit of a stir
At first glance there is nothing wrong when Kate and Louis arrive in a coordinated manner for the Easter service at St George’s, Windsor
But if you look closely, you can see that the Princess of Wales is wearing rich red nail polish
Catherine, Princess of Wales, added an unusual splash of color this year as she attended the Easter morning service in Windsor.
The mother of three had her nails painted dark red, as opposed to the neutral or clear shades she typically wears for public appearances.
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, 58, has been spotted from time to time wearing berry-colored nail polish and shades of red and pink.
Princess Diana maintained neutral rule until her marriage to Charles failed.
As a single woman, she resorted to lighter shades of nail polish.
Referring to the night Diana wore her black “revenge dress” (Prince Charles’ admission to adultery had aired that same evening), designer Christina Stambolian wrote: “She was clearly angry.” […] She wore bright red nail polish, something we had never seen on her before. She said, “Let’s be nasty tonight.”
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, attends a service celebrating the 75th anniversary of the NHS at Westminster Abbey in July wearing bright pink nail polish
Diana started wearing lighter shades of nail polish when she was single again, like here in New York in 1995
Queen Elizabeth, meanwhile, favored a pale pink “Ballet Slipper” color from Essie.
The shade matched many of her colorful outfits perfectly.
In 1989, Queen Elizabeth’s hairdresser sent Essie a letter requesting a bottle of ballet slippers, calling them “the only color Her Majesty would wear.”