Here are some photos of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – aka Harry and Meg – at their appearance at the District Six Museum in Cape Town. I don’t want to call this their second event on Day 1, because I think they technically did about three events earlier in the day, just as they arrived in South Africa. Then they had an hour off for a shower and a costume change, and then they arrived at the museum. The museum is devoted to the 1966 forced resettlement of all non-white people in the so-called “District 6” of Cape Town. District 6 was designated a “white-only” residential area. 60,000 people were forcibly removed from the area throughout the late 1960s and 1970s under the far-reaching Apartheid laws.
For this event, Meghan repeated a dress from last year’s South Pacific tour. This is the blue Veronica Beard dress she wore in Tonga. It is… not what I would have chosen for a repeat from her closet. She wore some cute stuff on last year’s tour, a lot of which would be great for a repeat. But I didn’t really care for this dress the first time around. As I’m reading my coverage from last year’s tour, it strikes me that we were just becoming familiar with Meghan’s little style quirks back then – her love of trench coats and shirtdresses, her go-to tight ponytail. She actually mixed it up a bit during her pregnancy, I wonder if she’ll go back to the same quirks now that she can fit in her old clothes?
Look at the eagerness to see both Harry and Meghan. You can really hear those women calling out for Harry!! They wanted to see the ginger prince.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
I actually like the dress! It’s a pretty color and seems comfortable. The shoes, though … egads.
I was just about to say that I liked the shoes, although they are probably too casual for anywhere but the beach.
Agree with you about the dress…I love the color!
Lots of love for the Sussexes-about time!
I’ve been waiting for comparisons to Kate’s wedges of doom, but have so far seen none. Haha. I like the shoes too, but I love an ankle strap.
I sort of like the dress. I guess it’s not denim or chambray? The blue makes it look sort of chambray but I guess not. I think I would like it better if it were
Cape Town is a pretty casual city, so it’s not too informal.
I love the robin’s egg blue, it’s a great colour. I’m a sucker for shirt dresses though. The shoes on the other hand, nope, they don’t fit the dress at all.
I love the color, but I wish the material was just … a little different I guess. I like a lot of shirt dresses – they’re comfy and functional and still often look polished. But there’s something a little ‘off’ with this one, so I don’t fully love it. Definitely not my fave of her looks, but she looks good overall.
For me the length is off, especially with the shoes. A bit shorter and a bit of a straighter skirt and it would be a dress I would definitely buy
I think that’s what it is for me, too! If it hit at right around the knee, I think it’d have made a world of difference. But I also get why – in her position – she might be favoring something a bit longer. And maaayyybeee a slight edit to the belt.
She is one beautiful woman. Damn Harry got lucky.
I’m not a huge fan of shirtdresses generally, but I do like the colour of this one.
What’s really coming across though is the warmth that Harry and Meghan are giving and receiving. That’s lovely to see.
Love this dress. And she looks comfortable and confident.
Whilst I am not keen on the shoes, I can understand why she is wearing them. The parts of SA they will be visiting have hit and miss roads so courts or sandals would not cut it.
So Meg is only really left with Wedges as an alternative as they give the stable footing of flat shoe without appearing flat. I will cut Kate some slack over her wedges in future.
The events they did yesterday were on a paved/ tar road. Maybe she just preferred wedges? No?
Today is heritage day in SA. looking forward to the event they’ll be participating in later on. Wonder if they’ll be wearing traditional clothing, and if they are, from which tribe? Hmm. Happy heritage day people!!
I don’t get the hate. They may not be the most conventionally ‘pretty’ shoe but wedges are a perfectly fine choice of shoe and are much more comfortable and stable option for a lot of outdoor events – the same benefit of the doubt should be given to Kate when she wears them for totally appropriate occasions (like around grass).
The reception they’re getting is amazing. Journalists are saying that it hasn’t been like this since the days of Diana. This is why the British press are so bitter, they can’t knock them down.
I love the one woman who yelled: “Mehhhhgaaaaaan!” LOL
It seemed like those photographers were awfully close and in their faces. Props to Harry and Megan for maintaining their cool in that environment.
I like that she is repeating stuff from the last tour because you know the dm loves to track every penny that is spent by Meghan.
I love the dress and the shoes, very much my style, so to each their own. And she looks gorgeous.
I agree, love both the dress and the shoes and she looks great.
I think this tour is going to be very relaxed but I think this look was a bit too relaxed. I do love the way Meghan’s hair frames her face though, she looks lovely
If I had legs like hers, I’d be showing them off constantly. That is all.
I love the dress and color Looks great on her!
I’m a fan of her entire outfit, even the shoes. Harry and Meghan look happy, confident, and relaxed. The British press should be ashamed of themselves for trying to tear down this couple. Harry and Meghan are charming and connect with lots of different people.
I thought this dress was okay the first time she wore it but now I love it. The color looks amazing on her. She looks very refreshed, she shines when her makeup is minimal.
Shoes are a miss, but I loved this dress in Tonga. And I suspect she’s trolling the RRs by repeating. Suck it haters.
Agreed – If we get a few more outfit repeats then we will know that she is trolling the RR’s and they deserve it.
Hey- flying long distance can wreak havoc on leg swelling and water retention especially that first year after labour…. wedges are par for the course….
Not a fan of this look although I do generally like shirt dresses. The wedges with this are a no. Flats would’ve worked better.
She looks very beautiful and relaxed… they both do. I think the tour started well and hope it continues. I’m rooting for them and their success !
The color is beautiful on her and the shoes are fine; they fit the occasion.
I don’t get the dislike for the shoes. They’re cute to me. Casual, but more fun and formal than a flat. She’s short. I think they work.
It looks too big. She should have the sleeves cut down to 3/4 and the skirt cut a little shorter. The wedges make sense when you may walk on a variety of terrains. She looks beautiful & relaxed!
That was one of my favourite dresses of the tour last year. So happy that she repeated it!
I prefer her hair, dress and shoe combo that she wore in Tonga but she still looked well put together yesterday.
Her hair is fantastic. I always love what she does
I’m not mad on the dress but it’s good that she is repeating outfits. I’m sure she would have been heavily criticised if she had turned up in a new dress with an eye-watering price tag. I actually like the wedges (sorry) but they look too heavy and clumpy on Meghan.
I like this dress a lot – that is a great color on her (reminds me of the color of the dress she wore to the formal night in Fiji.) I have seen better shirtdresses, but I still like this a lot.
The wedges…..well. You all know my thoughts there.
In general I would not be surprised if we see a fair amount of repeats from the tour last year; I imagine she bought clothes for that tour to accommodate the early stages of pregnancy, since you never know how your body is going to change, and I imagine she’s comfortable in those clothes as she adjusts to post-pregnancy. If that makes sense lol.
Excellent point about the type and sizing of the clothing for both early and post pregnancy shapes, comfortable and adjustable.
On the shoes, I like them much better with this dress of a longer length but thought they looked huge and clunky yesterday with the shorter, lighter dress.
Her make up is flawless and the softness she gained in her face with pregnancy makes her look even younger.
love the dress and love the color!
I love that dress and I’m glad she repeated it. I’m a sucker for shirtdresses, especially during the summer here in FL. I don’t know who the lady next to her is, but that white (cream?) dress is also pretty.
The colour is amazing on her.
I love that they are so genuinely engaged with people. Their sincerity is palatable.
I love the color of this dress, other than that the dress is ok. She looks good and it’s a repeat, so good for her.
The Palace (whoever that is) should be smart enough to take advantage of the massive affection for Harry and Meghan. They are a naturally warm and charismatic couple and the best p.r. ever. As for what she is wearing, it’s fine. She has the best accessory, and one that can’t be bought; a loving and proud husband.
Beautifully said. The Palace needs fresher PR consultation—it’s obvious they are a family locked into their internal perceptions of each other and the “Firm.” You’d think they would have learned from Diana—personalities aside, they are still living off the international love for that lady.
This is where I don’t find them particularly brilliant, just rich brats obsessed with being comfortable. They have lightening twice now with Harry & Meg for global influence but are content with the knee jerk racist home press. QEII could shut it down easily, “You want to be racist to my family? Cool. You are invited to NOTHING and we tell you NOTHING. Now try and sell papers.” Done.
Loved this dress during the Oceania tour and it still looks great now. She also repeated another one of my favorite tour looks this evening—the striped dress she wore to Bondi Beach.
I like it! The fabric looks super soft the way it drapes around her legs.
I LOVE her in any and all blues!! I’m not a huge fan of shirtdresses as I find they bunch in all the wrong places, but she looks lovely, she pulls them off well. And I agree she likely is dressing for her post-baby body and comfort.
To be honest I really don’t like the dress, it doesn’t flatter Meghan but I appreciate it’s a repeat so it’s a win for me.
Don’t like the dress or any of the belted shirt dress styles she wears. They look like they swamp her small frame and just don’t flatter her figure . It’s obviously her style though and she looks happy and relaxed and that’s the main thing. Her hair is so beautiful and long too!
I just want to add that the more casual looks Megan is going for really matches South African style very well. Particularly in Cape Town you almost never see anyone go beyond smart casual (which is what her style reads as so far), particularly during the day. So she is doing a very good job in terms of not being over dressed for her surroundings.
I like this outfit especially the color. And people keeping yapping about the length, you never know when she will have to bend down to speak to a child or accept some flowers, etc. The last thing you want is a wardrobe malfunction in public. No worries about skirt creep when standing or sitting.
She might be wearing the clothes in her wardrobe that are fitting and flattering. She did just have a baby a few months ago. Just a thought.
Shirt dresses are nice for nursing moms.
I was just about to say the same thing. If she needed to run home quickly to breastfeed or express between events she wouldn’t need to change.