Meghan Markle's can't stop wearing these earrings (and they show her love for the Queen)

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Meghan Markle has been out and about this week, and at a charity event, she was spotted wearing a delicate pair of pearl and diamond earrings.

Now although the Duchess has a lot of jewellery, including this ring that belong to Princess Diana, this particular set seems to have a special meaning to her.

She chose them to wear during her first official public outing post-wedding, a day out with the Queen.

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The earrings were actually a gift from her Majesty, to commemorate their first outing just the two of them. It's thought she selected them from her personal collection especially for Meghan, which is super touching.

The Duchess has since worn them a few times, including to the polo with Prince Harry.

The earrings are also thought to be a subtle nod to Princess Diana, who had a very similar pair.

Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.