Meghan Markle’s New Fashion Site Has an Unexpected Royal Connection You Might Have Missed

Intentional or not, Meghan Markle has a hidden reference to the royal family on her new ShopMy site, where fans can shop a curated list of some of the Duchess of Sussex’s favorite pieces from her wardrobe.

Meghan announced the site in an Instagram Story on March 24, and it soon became the bio line of her Instagram page. The page has “a handpicked and curated collection of the things I love—I hope you enjoy them,” Meghan wrote, adding the disclaimer that “some products may contain commissionable links.”

On her Instagram Story Monday, Meghan wrote, “Many of you have asked, so here you go! A little shopping to start the week. More to come.”

Many pieces from the collection are identifiable—with quite a few stemming from her Netflix lifestyle series With Love, Meghan, which premiered on March 4. Brands like Veronica Beard, Gap, J. Crew, Reformation, and Anine Bing made the cut, and the collection features tops (including many button downs—a Meghan staple), pants, shoes, bags, sunglasses, jewelry, coats, and jeans.

Getting the official Meghan seal of approval is an interestingly-named dress from Heidi Merrick: the Windsor Gown in Ivory Silk Noil. Windsor, of course, is the surname of the House of Windsor—aka the British royal family. (After Queen Elizabeth married Prince Philip, the surname became Mountbatten-Windsor, tacking on his surname, Mountbatten, to the equation.) The House of Windsor has been in existence since 1917 and was inspired by Windsor Castle, one of the primary pieces of royal real estate the British royals have in their arsenal.

Whether Meghan is giving a subtle wink to the British royal family or just really likes the dress (or both!) is unclear, but Meghan wore a peach version of Heidi Merrick’s Windsor style while visiting Nigeria with Harry last May. She paired the sleeveless maxi dress—complete with a keyhole back—with gold jewelry.

The Windsor Gown isn’t the only time Heidi Merrick makes Meghan’s new ShopMy page, by the way—take it for what it’s worth (and yes, we’re maybe reading just a bit too much into this), but the other Heidi Merrick piece featured kind of ties it all up with a bow: Meghan chose to feature the brand’s Santa Barbara sunglasses, coming full circle with a bit of her royal past and her California present.

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