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Jennifer Newton

Meghan Markle's sweet nod to Princess Diana as she wows in £3k mini dress in New York

Meghan Markle paid a subtle tribute to her late mother-in-law Princess Diana as she rounded off a trip to New York City with husband Prince Harry.

The pair appeared at the Global Citizen Live event in Central Park to call for vaccine equity where Meghan wowed in a gorgeous £3,300 white mini dress from Valentino.

However, as she arrived at the event Meghan covered up the dress in a black coat and carried a black Christian Dior Lady D-Lite bag, which retails for around £3,450.

Princess Diana was a fan of the bag and was often seen using it after it was gifted to her. At that time it was known as the Chouchou bag.

Meghan wore a £3k Valentino mini dress at the New York appearance (WireImage)
Meghan and Harry on stage at Global Citizen Live in New York (Getty Images for Global Citizen)
During their appearance, Harry and Meghan called for vaccine equity (Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock)

However, according to Vogue, in 1996 it was renamed the Lady Dior bag in Diana's honour.

But it wasn't the only nod that Meghan made to Diana on Saturday, reports the Daily Mail, she also wore her Cartier tank watch.

Diana regularly wore the gold watch for engagements in the 1990s and it's believed Meghan was a fan of the same style before she joined the royals and bought her own while she was working as an actress.

Arriving at Global Citizen Live, Meghan carried a black Christian Dior Lady D-Lite bag (GC Images)
Princess Diana pictured carrying a Christina Dior Lady Dior bag in Argentina (Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

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The late princess was pictured at various functions wearing the square-faced watch, reportedly given to her by her father, the 8th Earl Spencer.

After Diana died in 1997, the watch belonged to Prince William but it is believed he gave it to Harry in or around 2009.

Meghan has been spotted wearing the watch before - including in a pre-recorded message for the Vax Live telecast in May.

At the event, Meghan was pictured wearing a gold Cartier tank watch (Kristin Callahan/REX/Shutterstock)

During their appearance at Global Citizen Live on Saturday, Harry and Meghan told a crowd of 60,000 people that “where you’re born should not dictate your ability to survive”.

Meghan said: “Every single person on this planet has a fundamental right to get this vaccine but that's not happening.

“It is wrong that so much of the vaccine supply has only gone to just ten wealthy nations and not everyone else, it's just not OK.”

Princess Diana wears a Cartier tank watch at an engagement in London (Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)
Diana's Cartier watch was a gift for her 21st birthday (Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

Harry added: “Guys, we have what we need to vaccinate the world.”

It marked the end of a whirlwind trip to New York for their pair, which saw them meet with NYC mayor Bill de Blasio, visit the 9/11 Memorial and Museum and visit school children in Harlem.

They also had meetings at the UN and with US ambassador to the United Nations.

Meghan Markle at the Global Citizen Live event in New York with Prince Harry (WireImage)

Harry and Meghan made the trip to the city alone and left three-month-old Lilibet and her big brother Archie at home in California.

But as they walked between engagements yesterday, one reporter from Inside Edition called out to the couple, asking: "Meghan, how's Lilibet?"

And Meghan simply replied: "She's beautiful."

Another also asked: "How's Archie?", to which Meghan gave a big thumbs up.

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