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Meghan Markle Continues Her Busy Royal Week
On Tuesday she joined Prince Harry, Queen Elizabeth, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and other members of the Royal Family to mark the 100th Anniversary Celebrations of the Royal Air Force.
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The day after the baptism of Prince Louis, the family attended a service of Westminster Abbey in honor of the world's first independent air force. Except the British Army and the Royal Navy on April 1, 1918.
Kate Middleton, Prince William, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
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Meghan was wearing a custom-made black Dior dress with a boat neckline (her fashionable style!), Paired with a fascinator Stephen Jones, while Kate opted for another creation Alexander McQueen – the mother Three royal also wore McQueen (her wedding dress designer) at Louis's baptism. She completed with a matching hat by Sean Barrett.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were noticeably absent from Monday baptism after the palace announced that the Royal couple would not be present. The decision, which was probably due to his busy schedule, was "mutually accepted" between the 92-year-old monarch and William and Kate "some time ago," a palace source told People
. because of any concern about the health of his or Philip, 97, and the queen appeared in a good mood at Tuesday's event. After the service, the Queen and Charles, 69, stood on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace to present a new color of the Queen to the Royal Air Force
Queen Elizabeth
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Kate, who succeeded Prince Philip as Honorary Commanding Officer of Air Cadets in December 2015, attended the event despite maternity leave
Prince William and Kate Middleton
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During his military career, William served in the RAF Search and Rescue Service in North Wales. was briefly joined by his brother at RAF Shawbury where they both trained. After a short speech, the queen returned to the palace, where Meghan and the rest of the family would join her on the balcony to observe a stormy overflight. The event includes 100 aircraft – including jet fighters, a Lancaster bomber of World War II and the ceremonial Red Arrows – while there will be a Fire of Joy, or a salute of a mass rifle . Dawson – WPA Pool / Getty Images