Meghan Markle Wears Embellished Oscar de la Renta Gown & Presents Award at Gala in Sydney

Posted by Erma Hippe on Monday, May 20, 2024

The royal tour continues, with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returning to Sydney, Australia, following successful visits to both Fiji and the Kingdom of Tonga.

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After a dramatic flight back to Australia, which included Harry and Meghan's pilot making a failed landing, the Duke and Duchess stepped out for the Australian Geographic Society Gala Awards at the Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney. Changing into the most gorgeous Oscar de la Renta gown, Meghan completely stunned the fellow attendees, with her tulle dress being reminiscent of the fairytale outfit a Disney princess might wear.

The decadent Oscar de la Renta design features some seriously gorgeous embellishment, which literally turned her into a fairytale princess:

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Meghan's gown is from Oscar de la Renta's Pre-Fall 2018 collection, and is described as a "white tulle gown with black bonded looped ribbon tweed laser cut birds."

Kensington Palace tweeted about Meghan's appearance at the ceremony, at which she presented the Young Conservationist of the Year Award to Sophia Skarparis, for her campaign to ban all plastic bags in New South Wales, Australia:

Meghan appears to also be wearing her beloved Aquazzura Deneuve black suede bow pumps, which you can still shop in a striking shade of pink:

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Royal reporters were, quite understandably, completely blown away by Meghan's magical look at the event:

Basically, this Oscar de la Renta gown is totally fit for a princess.

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Amy Mackelden is a freelance writer, editor, and disability activist. Her bylines include Harper's BAZAAR, Nicki Swift, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, ELLE, The Independent, Bustle, Healthline, and HelloGiggles. She co-edited The Emma Press Anthology of Illness, and previously spent all of her money on Kylie Cosmetics.

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