Kate Middleton’s Tiny $425 Handbag Has an Unexpected Connection to Meghan Markle

The Gist

• Kate Middleton’s clutch at the Order of the Garter service on Monday, June 16 nodded to her sister-in-law, Meghan Markle.

• The Princess of Wales carried a Strathberry billfold, a brand that Markle has worn in the past.

• Kate also rewore a Self-Portrait dress she was spotted in just last month.

Kate Middleton is taking a page out of her sister-in-law’s style handbook. On Monday, the Princess of Wales stepped out for the Order of the Garter service carrying a clutch that Meghan Markle would certainly approve of.

For the festivities, Kate rewore one of her favorite Self-Portrait dresses, which she was spotted in at a VE Day concert just last month. She paired it with a Sean Barrett hat and a Strathberry clutch that drew a striking resemblance to one of Meghan’s popular pieces.

The Princess’s Multrees Chain Wallet ($425) matched the ivory hue of Kate’s frock and featured the brand’s signature Music Bar. Meghan carried a dark green crossbody with similar hardware back in 2018, and in 2017—not long after her engagement to Prince Harry—she touted Strathberry’s Tri Color Midi Tote, causing it to sell out within minutes.

Speaking to The New York Times last year, Meghan said this “changed everything in terms of how I then looked at putting an outfit together,” she said.

The Duchess of Sussex added that she spends “a lot of time just Googling, looking for brands. When people are online looking for things or reading things, I’m trying to find great new designers, especially in different territories.”

Kate first appeared at the Order of the Garter service in 2008, when she was still only dating Prince William. That year, he received his knighthood in the Order of the Garter, and People wrote that “It was significant that Kate was there, as it showed that she was being welcomed into the royal family fold.”

The Order of the Garter is around 700 years old and originated during the reign of King Edward III, who was reportedly so inspired by tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table that he created his own group of honorable knights, People reported. According to The Daily Express, there are strict rules as to who can be inducted into the Order, as membership is limited to the monarch, the Prince of Wales, and a maximum of only 24 living members.

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