Meghan Markle's maxi dress in Nigeria included an unexpected nod to the Royal Family
ok.co.ukMeghan Markle has included a nod to the Royal Family with her first fashion moment in Nigeria. On Friday, May 10, the Duchess of Sussex stepped out in a stunning blush silk maxi dress with a high neck and cut-out back from Heidi Merrick, marking her second outfit from the California label in recent weeks.
Interestingly, the ensemble is named the Windsor gown. The House of Windsor is the modern name of the British Royal family, adopted in 1917 by King George V to replace the historic name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha amid anti-German sentiments in the UK following World War I.
As explained on the royal.uk website, Windsor remains "the family name of the current Royal Family," although those close to the direct line of succession don't use it as their surname.
When Prince Harry and Meghan's children, Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, two, were born, their full names were announced as Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor and Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.The name Mountbatten comes from Prince Philip's side of the family, and the hyphenated last name has been used for descendants of Queen Elizabeth since 1960.
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