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The Duchess of Sussex, 36, made her very first appearance at Ascot on Tuesday and once again appeared to break from royal tradition before presenting winning jockey Frankie Vettori with a trophy along with husband Prince Harry.
Royal Ascot attendees are expected to wear the name badge issued to them upon entry.
Though as Harry proudly wore his, Meghan decided against wearing hers, a choice some suggested could be to do with the fabric of her white dress.
The break in dress code comes after several others made by the feminist American former Suits actress.
And the Duchess of Sussex is ushering in a new era for the Royal Family with her much-anticipated wedding to Prince Harry, 33, on May 19 St George’s Chapel in Windsor showcasing this thoroughly modern royal romance.
Meghan was originally due to walk down the aisle with her father Thomas Markle Snr but he pulled out of the wedding after it emerged he had staged photographs with the press and was due to undergo heart surgery.
The Duchess decided to make her entrance alone and walk half of the aisle without Prince Charles, who offered to be a last-minute stand in for Mr Markle.
And in a heartfelt moment, the Duchess of Sussex once again eschewed tradition and gave her very own speech at her wedding reception.
This was followed by her choice of off-the-shoulder dress for the Queen’s official birthday bash, Trooping the Colour.
Though few could argue the dress was beautiful, the neckline was deemed low cut for a female member of the Royal Family.
Etiquette expert Grant Harrold, known as the Royal Butler, said: “The Duchess of Sussex is a lady who has her own style as with all the royal ladies and we will see her not only continue this, but develop it over the coming years.”
It appeared Meghan got the hint at her next engagement, where she wore a cape-style dress that covered her shoulders entirely as she attended a bridge-opening ceremony with the Queen in Cheshire.
Though despite the monarch wearing a green hat to match her typically bright outfit, Meghan decided to go hat-less to the event.
According to Diana Mather, a senior tutor for The English Manner etiquette consultancy, female royals are usually expected to wear hats to formal occasions.
She said: “Up until the 1950s ladies were very seldom seen without a hat as it was not considered ‘the thing’ for ladies to show their hair in public.
“But all that has changed and hats are now reserved for more formal occasions.”
Meghan is due to step out with the Queen once again on Tuesday as the Duchess of Sussex joins the monarch and Prince Harry at the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards at Buckingham Palace.
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