She kept the jacket when she moved to Montecito from the United Kingdom. In a letter she sent to the pupils a year later in March 2021, the Duchess even mentioned how fond she was of the item: “P.S. I still have the Debate Society team jacket you gave me with me here in California and wear it often,” she wrote. Photo: Lee Morgan for The Archewell FoundationOn Tuesday, it was hard not to feel like the jacket served as a sartorial symbol. The couple has had an extremely dramatic several months: in January, Prince Harry published his controversial memoir Spare, which sensationally aired the dirty laundry of the royal family and dominated the news cycle for weeks to come. Then, in May, the couple said they were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” in New York City—only for their characterization to be downplayed by the New York Police Department. Lastly came the news that the couple and Spotify made a “mutual decision” to part ways on their 20 million dollar deal after only producing one season of one podcast, Archetypes, together. They were making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
It also felt that their self-described purpose—to “unleash the power of compassion to drive systemic cultural change”—was lost amid this sensational shuffle. The jacket, however—a physical emblem of Markle’s tangible and positive public service—suggests a return to what the couple aimed to do in the first place. The Duchess of Sussex on October 10.Photo: Getty ImagesAfter staying largely out of the spotlight this summer, Harry and Meghan have slowly started to make public appearances again: in September, they attended the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf, and later that month, they attended Kevin Costner’s charity fundraiser in Santa Barbara. Throughout it all, Meghan has largely worn a polished yet very much casual wardrobe, mostly comprised of neutral colors: at the Invictus games, for example, she wore J. Crew jackets and Polo Ralph Lauren knits, whereas at Costner’s event, she put on a cape jacket and black pants. To host a panel for World Mental Health Day in October, she wore a simple cream set from Altuzarra.
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