In comparison, the pregnancy of Meghan Markle is a lot more lavish than of any other royal woman. Her $200,000 New York City baby shower is the perfect example, while the $600,000 maternity wardrobe is the latest purchase. With this latest development, the Duchess of Sussex seems to have gone all out. However, did Meghan pay for her dresses, coats, sweaters, and other special maternity items of clothing in her new wardrobe herself? Keep reading to find out!
The maternity wardrobe
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Throughout her exciting pregnancy, Meghan has been seen in dozens of different maternity looks, some of which are much more affordable than the rest. With that in mind, and according to Love the Sales, her complete maternity wardrobe, more precisely around 75% that was shown in public, costs north of half a million dollars.
The question on everyone’s mind then is of course did Meghan Markle pay for all of this? The answer is, probably not completely alone. According to Love the Sales, her maternity clothes is worth over $600,000 and while some dresses are from the likes of H&M and Aritziam, Meghan probably did not spend thousands of dollars on designers coats and dresses.
Do royals pay for their own clothes?
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Meghan Markle did not have the rights to any fashion allowance until her marriage to Prince Harry. This means that what she wore while accompanying him on royal engagements were either paid by her, or borrowed from various designers.
On the same topic, Cosmopolitan reported that Meghan might have paid for her $75,000 Ralph and Russo gown, which she wore for the engagement photos. Although her net worth before the marriage was around $7 million, she might have borrowed it for the special occasion.
According to the same source, Meghan cannot accept free gifts from brands and designers. However, she can request pieces of clothing. The Duchess of Sussex seems to pay for what she keeps, while she sends back the clothes she does not want to keep. This protocol might be different for special award shows and galas however. Since the royals typically wear high-end ad therefore pricey pieces, they might loan the clothes instead of paying for them fully.
What do royals do with their old clothes?
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What will Meghan do with her maternity clothes after pregnancy? It is unclear. She might save some of her favorites for a future pregnancy, or could even pass some items to Kate Middleton if she has another baby. She could even give her mother, Doria Ragland, some of the coats.
Additionally, Meghan might also decide to save some of her iconic looks, and do what Princess Diana did when she hosted a charitable auction. Mere months before her passing, she had auctioned around 80 dresses to AIDS and cancer causes, raising $3.25 million in the process.
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