Why Meghan Markle wore olive green to the christening

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Prince Louis stole the show yesterday as he arrived to his christening in the arms of his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge - who incidentally wore a white Alexander McQueen dress, just like she did for the christening of Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

On the other hand, his auntie Meghan Markle went relatively unnoticed, and that was apparently entirely on purpose.

The Duchess of Sussex, who likes to wear pink, looked elegant in an olive green dress by Ralph Lauren, teamed with a Stephen Jones hat.

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According to the experts, she purposefully chose another neutral colour so she wouldn't take centre stage on an occasion that focused on other members of the Royal family.

Instead, this shade perfectly complemented the other outfits, helping her blend into the background as it were.

Katie Nicholl (author of Harry: Life, Loss, and Love) told InStyle, 'I think the nude colors she’s wearing are clever because she’s not going to clash with anyone. It shows that she’s not trying to upstage other royals.'

You can't argue that Meghan is taking her duties very seriously indeed.

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.