The one thing Megan Markle won't be allowed to wear on her wedding day
From spending Christmas with the Queen before her wedding and revealing her bare legs without stockings, Meghan Markle is gently bending plenty of the Royal Family’s rules.
However, there is one custom that she won’t be able to challenge and that is who is permitted to wear the royal jewels, and when.
She will soon be the Duchess of Sussex but until she marries Prince Harry, Meghan won’t have access to Queen Elizabeth’s jewellery collection as only royal-born women or wives of royal men are allowed to wear the items.
Once married, Meghan will be allowed to wear the luxurious jewellery and heirlooms for special occasions, just as Kate currently does.
However, the 36-year-old might be lucky enough to be loaned a special tiara for her wedding day by the Queen herself.
In 2011, the Queen loaned Kate a Cartier diamond tiara for her wedding to Prince William.
The stunning tiara was a gift from King George VI to the Queen Mother, and later given to Princess Elizabeth on her 18th birthday.
The Duchess of Cambridge has since worn several of the monarch’s jewels for official occasions.
Royal expert Ingrid Seward believes that if Meghan Markle does wear a tiara on her day, there is one that she and Prince Harry will gravitate to.
She can choose something suitable, but she might also have the Spencer tiara, which is also Harry’s heritage and is the one Diana wore on her wedding day," the author tells Us Weekly.
“Diana was very proud of her Spencer heritage and I think Harry will like his future bride to carry this tradition on.
"She will not own the tiara but will have the choice to wear it if she wants to."
In the meantime, Meghan wears two royal diamonds on her custom-made diamond ring.
"The little diamonds either side are from my mother’s jewellery collection, to make sure that she’s with us on this on this crazy journey together," Prince Harry explained to the BBC .