Meghan Markle and Prince Harry touched down in Amman, Jordan for a two-day visit that many have already framed as their own unofficial royal tour, but it was Meghan’s wardrobe that immediately reignited a familiar debate. Stepping out in a crisp suit, she appeared to be copying a page straight out of the Princess of Wales’s playbook, echoing Catherine’s now signature approach to sharp, diplomatic tailoring.

It is not the first time this has happened; in 2022, Meghan wore a strikingly similar white suit just weeks after Catherine debuted hers on the Caribbean tour, and the pattern now appears to be repeating. While the look also nods to the broader legacy of Princess Diana’s power dressing, it is Catherine’s, 44, modern interpretation that feels most directly mirrored here. I

In that light, Meghan’s latest appearance reads less like a coincidence and more like a deliberate alignment with an aesthetic the future Queen has already defined.

The couple, who stepped back from their roles as senior working royals in 2020, arrived in Jordan at the invitation of the World Health Organisation, placing them firmly back on an international stage where every appearance is closely scrutinised. The visit was confirmed earlier today, with sources indicating Buckingham Palace had been informed in advance as a courtesy.

For the engagement, Meghan spared no expense when splashing out on the look. She chose a sharply tailored white bouclé suit from Veronica Beard, totalling £1,500 – and it’s worth mentioning the label has also been worn by the Princess of Wales and Zara Tindall.

The crisp silhouette, restrained palette and unmistakably diplomatic tone echoed the style codes Catherine has consistently championed, raising fresh questions about whether Meghan is intentionally stepping into an aesthetic long associated with the future Queen.

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Her hair, styled with a noticeably more formal and controlled finish, marked a departure from the relaxed California image she has cultivated since leaving royal life.

The shift inevitably recalls 2022, when Meghan appeared in a white suit just weeks after Catherine debuted her own during the Caribbean tour, a moment that first triggered discussion about overlapping style signals between the two women.

While Meghan has often leaned into softer, more lifestyle-driven dressing in recent years, this return to structured tailoring feels purposeful, projecting seriousness at a moment when global visibility is high.

Catherine, meanwhile, has steadily reinforced the power suit as part of her working uniform, wearing multiple sharply cut designs in recent months.

Against that backdrop, Meghan’s reappearance in crisp white tailoring reads as a clear reentry into a visual language Catherine has already normalised.

The influence of Princess Diana sits at the foundation of this dynamic. In the 1990s she challenged expectations by embracing sharply tailored suits during international tours, including Australia, signalling independence and authority at a time when royal women were still largely expected to favour softer silhouettes.

That shift created a blueprint that has since been refined by Catherine, who has used suiting to project steadiness and professionalism during a period of heightened public attention.

Meghan’s latest appearance therefore feels less like an isolated fashion decision and more like participation in an established royal style playbook, one in which clothing operates as a form of strategic communication.

More broadly, the moment invites a far more provocative question: is Meghan quietly plotting a U turn and signalling a desire to step back onto British ground by dressing straight from Catherine’s style book?

Since relocating to California, she has cultivated an image built on soft silhouettes and lifestyle branding, carefully distanced from the visual codes of monarchy.

Catherine has long used precise tailoring to project stability and continuity, and stepping into that same aesthetic inevitably reads as stepping back into her territory.

In royal optics, familiarity is rarely accidental. By echoing a silhouette now synonymous with the future Queen, Meghan appears to place herself back inside a visual narrative she once worked hard to leave, fuelling speculation that the distance between Montecito and the monarchy may not be as fixed as it once seemed.