The Duchess of Sussex – or as she was formerly known, Meghan Markle – has spent over a decade in the spotlight, but interest in her every move reached fever pitch following her marriage to Prince Harry in May 2018. Her outfits and beauty looks are of course no exception, with the Duchess making her insouciant messy bun a style signature, and teaming up with hairdresser George Northwood on more polished looks for her formal engagements as a royal. Here, look back at her most memorable hairstyles so far.
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March 2019
A centre-parted up-do, topped with a cream pillbox hat, for the 2019 Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey.
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March 2019
For a Commonwealth Day Youth Event at Canada House she wore her hair in a low-slung chignon with loose, face-framing layers.
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February 2019
A neat ponytail to visit the Andalusian Gardens in Rabat, Morocco.
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February 2019
For a reception hosted by the British Ambassador to Morocco at the British Residence, Meghan wore her hair in a sleek bun, paired with a Dior gown.
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February 2019
The Duchess wore her hair in a ’60s-style chignon for a gala performance at the Natural History Museum in London.
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January 2018
A ballerina bun for an engagement with the Association of Commonwealth Universities at University Of London.
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January 2019
A side-parted chignon for a visit to The National Theatre, of which she is the newly-appointed patron.
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January 2018
Straight, loose and centre-parted for a visit to the Mayhew Animal Welfare Charity.
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January 2018
For a visit to Birkenhead, with Prince Harry, Meghan wore her hair in a casual bun with face-framing loose layers.
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December 2018
A centre-parted chignon for a visit to Brinsworth House nursing home in Twickenham.
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December 2018
A slick bun for the Fashion Awards in London, at which she presented an award to Clare Waight Keller.
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November 2018
A neat up-do with face-framing layers for the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium.
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November 2018
Loose waves and a beret for a service to mark the centenary of the Armistice at Westminster Abbey.
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November 2018
For the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at The Cenotaph, her first as a royal, the Duchess wore her hair in a sleek chignon topped with a hat.
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October 2018
For the final day of the royal tour, Meghan wore her hair in an elegant chignon with curled tendrils loose around her face in New Zealand.
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October 2018
A casual ponytail for a visit to Abel Tasman National Park in New Zealand.
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October 2018
For a reception at Government House in Wellington, New Zealand, at which the Duchess made a speech about women’s rights, she wore her hair in elegant mermaid waves parted at one side.
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October 2018
A sleek bun for a visit to the National War Memorial in Wellington.
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October 2018
For the Wheelchair Basketball final at the Invictus Games, Meghan wore her hair in a slicked-back half-up-half-down style.
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October 2018
Centre-parted glossy waves for the Australian Geographic Society Awards.
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October 2018
An ultra-sleek ponytail for the unveiling of The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy at Tupou College, Tonga.
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October 2018
A chignon with a centre-parted fringe for a visit to the Consular House in Nuku’alofa, Tonga.
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October 2018
For the unveiling of the Labalaba Statue in Nadi, Fiji, she chose a loose, straight style with tonged ends.
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October 2018
She wore her signature messy bun, by George Northwood, for a visit to Fraser Island.
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October 2018
The Duchess wore her hair in a wavy half-up-half-down style with loose tendrils framing her face for a visit to Macarthur Girls School in Sydney.
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October 2018
The Duchess wore her hair in a sleek low ponytail to attend the unveiling of a new aircraft in the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Dubbo, Australia.
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October 2018
A chic chignon to attend a reception at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia.
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October 2018
A loose style for the first day of her official tour of Australia with Prince Harry, the same day as the pair announced that they were expecting their first child.
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September 2018
A poker-straight style for the Coach Core Awards at Loughborough University.
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August 2018
For the wedding of Charlie van Straubenzee and Daisy Jenks, the Duchess wore her hair in tonged waves topped with a Philip Treacy hat.
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July 2018
A chic chignon for the Sentebale Polo in Windsor.
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July 2018
Tonged waves for the second day of the royal tour of Ireland.
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July 2018
A neat, centre-parted chignon for the Your Commonwealth Youth Challenge reception in London.
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June 2018
For the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards Ceremony, the Duchess complemented her Prada suit with elegant curls.
