Meghan Markle Surprised Everyone in Her Best Dress Yet at the Fashion Awards

Tonight it is the British Fashion Awards in London, and Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance on stage to present the British Designer Womenswear Award to her wedding dress designer Clare Waight Keller. The most impactful fashion moment of the year was certainly when Meghan married Prince Harry in her Givenchy wedding dress with a sweeping veil in Windsor back in May, and she has continued to have a staggering impact on the British fashion industry in her time as a royal. So, it's fitting that Markle would play a role in the ceremony this year, and celebrate the work of the designer who is dressing her for all of the most significant moments in her royal life.

On stage, Markle said about the power of fashion, "For me this connection is rooted in being able to understand that it's about supporting and empowering each other, especially as women." The duchess wore a sleek black one-shoulder gown to the event, with a pair of on-trend gold strappy sandals.

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This post originally appeared on Who What Wear UK. Next up, see all of the best red carpet looks from the British Fashion Awards.

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Emma Spedding
Freelance Fashion Editor

Emma is a freelance fashion editor with over 15 years experience in industry, having worked at The Telegraph, Grazia and, most recently, British Vogue. Emma was part of the founding team of Who What Wear UK, where she worked for six years as Deputy Editor and then Editor—helping shape the team into what it is today is one of the biggest privileges of her career and she will always see herself as a Who What Wear girl, contributing to both the US and UK sites. Whether she's writing about runway trends or spotlighting emerging brands, she aims to write about fashion in a way that is democratic and doesn't promote over consumption.