Meghan Markle appeared to send the Royal Family a subtle message with one item of jewellery she wore before leaving Prince Harry solo at the Invictus Games in Canada, a royal expert has said.

The Duchess of Sussex surprised royal fans this week when they noticed her wearing a new signet ring. It appeared to be engraved with the royal cypher she shared with her husband during their days as senior working royals.

The monogram, first revealed when the couple married in 2018, consists of the letters H and M in cursive writing, topped with a coronet with two cross pattées, four fleurs-de-lys and two strawberry leaves.

While the ring looks discreet on the Duchess’s pinky finger, royal expert and biographer Ingrid Seward believes it sends a subtle statement to the Royal Family.

She told the Mirror: “I don’t think it has any particular significance apart from the snob value of reminding people that she has a royal cypher. I think Meghan wants to be accepted by the Firm for the sake of the children. The Royal Family must know she will never go away, so the less fuss they make about what she does, the less attention is focused on her.”

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