the royal wedding
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A Month of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex: Is It Too Soon to Slam Her Royal Style?
Tuesday marked a month since Meghan Markle married into the British royal family, effectively becoming Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. And since the date of her wedding to Prince Harry, eyes around the world have been watching to witness—and critique—the former actress’s royal style. The duchess got off to a great start; her wedding dress, designed…
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Royal Reveal: Racy Footage of Meghan Markle to Be Used to Dispute Kate Middleton Topless Lawsuit
When Meghan Markle stripped down while grilling hamburgers in a 2013 video for American magazine Men’s Health, she was a star on a new hit show who’d yet to meet the man who would invite her into the British royal family as his bride. However, that didn’t stop French tabloid Closer from using footage of…
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Royal Shade: Was Meghan Markle’s Wedding Gown a Knockoff?
Just when we thought we’d seen the end of royal-wedding drama, here comes more: British bridal designer Emilia Wickstead told the Daily Mail that the now-iconic custom-made silk dress worn by Meghan Markle to her wedding to Prince Harry is a rip-off of one of her own designs. “Her dress is identical to one of…
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Why Meghan Markle Matters (Whether We Like It or Not)
Representation matters. We’ve both heard and said it repeatedly: Our visibility and presence—in every arena—is vital to our perception of ourselves and what spaces we believe we deserve to occupy, both in the world and in the scope of the human imagination. And yet, as The Root covered the marriage of Meghan Markle into the…
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Al Sharpton Claims ‘White Male Supremacy’ Is ‘on Its Last Breath’ Because Harry Married Meghan, and I Need Him to Stop Talking
During a National Action Network rally Saturday in Harlem, the Rev. Al Sharpton said that the marriage between His Royal Highness Prince Henry Charles Albert David, Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeen, and Her Royal Highness Rachel Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Countess of Dumbarton and Baroness Kilkeen—or Their Royal Highnesses the Duke…
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Serena’s Grand Slam: How the GOAT Switched It Up for the Royal Reception
All eyes were understandably on the bride at Saturday’s royal wedding, but as the British royal family uncomfortably shifted in their seats welcomed Meghan Markle into its fold, our gaze inevitably kept coming to rest on tennis phenom Serena Williams, who wowed royal-watchers by wearing blush-colored Versace to watch Markle become the duchess of Sussex.…
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Watch: SNL Does a Spot on Send-Up of Bishop Curry From the Royal Wedding
Maybe it’s my political proclivities, but I have to say that this just-ended season of Saturday Night Live was the best they’ve had in years (partly bolstering my theory that the best art comes from darkness, so hip-hop should be back in about five minutes). Not only did the writers and players tear Team Trump…