Meghan Markle Honored: Last News

at her funeral on Monday, September 19, eleven days following the queen's death on September 8. The attended the service at Westminster Abbey wearing a black hat and a black cape, with her hair pulled into a low bun to show off her pearl earrings, which were gifted to her by the queen in 2018 ahead of the pair's first outing together after Meghan Markle married into the royal family. She had previously worn the last week as a sartorial tribute to Queen Elizabeth as well as a symbol of her grief during the mourning process. Kate Middleton and Camilla, Queen consort, also , which have traditionally been associated with mourning since Queen Victoria's reign. The funeral followed a in the UK, during which time the queen's body was flown for Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where she died, to London.

on Wednesday, September 14, as her casket was from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall. For the royal procession, Markle wore that the queen gave to her ahead of their first public outing together—a visit to Chesire—back in 2018, per . The earrings reportedly came straight from the Queen's personal collection.Markle styled her hair in a low bun, which made the meaningful earrings stand out.

All the ongoing royal family drama is still unresolved — and it may be that way for a while — but at least Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did something nice for Queen Elizabeth‘s 95th birthday.