Meghan Markle at the NYT DealBook Summit in November 2021.Photo: NYT DealBook Summit
Meghan Marklewore a meaningful accessory ahead of Remembrance Day in the U.K.
The Duchess of Sussex joinedThe New York TimesDealBook Online Summitin New York City on Tuesday to speak about women’s efforts to achieve economic and professional parity. For the appearance, she sported black slacks and a top adorned with a poppy pin.
Thepoppyhas been used since 1921 to commemorate military members who have died in war. The red flower is primarily associated with the U.K. and Commonwealth countries for Remembrance Day on November 11, though the U.S. also uses the symbol. The Veterans of Foreign Wars conducted the first nationwide distribution of remembrance poppies before Memorial Day in 1922, and the American Legion Auxiliary distributes paper poppies in exchange for donations around Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
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PhotographerCalla Kessler, who shared a portrait of Meghan on her Instagram page Tuesday, shared a comment about Meghan’s poppy accessory on her account.
“I asked her about the poppy. It’s forRemembrance Day, to honor armed forces members,” Kessler said, noting that Meghan’s husbandPrince Harryserved in the army for 10 years.
Meghan, 40, began wearing poppies at herfirst Anzac Day servicein 2018 alongside Harry just one month before their royal wedding. Anzac Day commemorates the first major battle involving Australian and New Zealand forces during World War One.
Prince Harry, 37, did not wear a poppy for his own appearance on Tuesday to speak about the spread of misinformation online, opting for a collared cotton shirt.
The royal family is known for wearing poppy pins as Remembrance Day approaches and related services.
In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Chris Jackson/- WPA Pool/Getty
The three official social media pages for the royal family — forKate MiddletonandPrince William,Prince CharlesandCamilla, Duchess of Cornwalland Queen Elizabeth and other family members — changed their profile photos to reflect the somber occasion of Remembrance Day. Kate and Prince William replaced acandid shot of themselves gigglingduring their 2020 visit to Ireland on their Instagram and Twitter pages. In its place is a closeup of a poppy with the number 100 to mark its milestone anniversary.
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Queen Elizabeth and Kate Middleton.Chris Jackson/Getty
“It remains The Queen’s firm intention to be present for the National Service of Remembrance on Remembrance Sunday, on 14th November,” the palace said.
source: people.com
