The Duchess of Sussex wore something familiar to appear on 'Masterchef Australia'
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NEED TO KNOW
- Meghan Markle wore a special pair of earrings for her appearance on MasterChef Australia
- The Duchess of Sussex sported Paspaley earrings, which she debuted during a royal tour of Australia in 2018
- Meghan and Prince Harry are Down under for a trip blending private, business and philanthropic engagements
Meghan Markle sported something linked to her 2018 royal tour of Australia for her latest trip Down Under.
It was announced on April 15 that the Duchess of Sussex will appear as a guest judge on an upcoming episode of MasterChef Australia, and she wore meaningful earrings for the TV appearance.
Meghan, 44, shimmered in the Lavalier Opal Hero Earrings from the Australian jeweler Paspaley, reviving a pair of statement sparklers that have long been in her jewelry box.
A snippet of the Duchess of Sussex's upcoming MasterChef segment was shared on YouTube by 10 News, where she wore the Paspaley earrings with her hair down. She paid further homage to Australian designers through her style, wearing a black blouse from Matteau with a matching skirt by Camila and Marc and a blouse from Matteau.
Credit: Endemol Shine Australia, a Banijay Entertainment company. Photographer Kelly Gardner
In 2018, the Duchess of Sussex wore the same drop pearl earrings when she and Prince Harry left Australia to continue their royal tour in New Zealand.
Today, the brand stocks a pair called the Opal Lavalier Pearl Earrings, which feature untouched Australian South Sea pearls and retail for $13,150 USD.
Meghan and Prince Harry, 41, first visited Australia together in October 2018 for an official 16-day royal tour of the South Pacific, which also included stops in Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. It was their first major overseas tour as a couple following their royal wedding that May, and they arrived in Australia shortly after Kensington Palace announced that Meghan was pregnant with their first child, son Prince Archie, now 6.
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The couple stepped back from their working royal roles in the U.K. in 2020 and moved to the U.S., where their daughter Princess Lilibet, 4, was born in 2021.
The Duke and Duchess kicked off their current trip on April 14, where they'll be participating in a mix of private, business and philanthropic engagements.
It was announced on April 15 that Meghan will appear on an upcoming episode of MasterChef Australia as a guest judge, tapping into her passions for food, cooking and entertaining.
The episode isn't available yet, as season 18 of the series premieres on April 19, and her nods to Australian designers aren't the only style headlines she has made in Oz.
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On April 14, the Duchess of Sussex was announced as a participant and investor in the new AI-powered fashion discovery platform OneOff, allowing fans to shop her outfits in real-time.
Meghan's profile is already loaded with several of her outfits from her ongoing trip to Australia, including items by local designers.
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