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Meghan in glamorous green for final public duty as a senior royal

The duchess joined the royals for the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Commonwealth Day 2020

The Duchess of Sussex wore a glamorous green Emilia Wickstead dress with a dramatic asymmetrical cape for her final official royal duty.

American ex-Suits actress Meghan’s hat with flamboyant netting was by William Chambers.

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The Sussexes arrive at Westminster Abbey (Yui Mok/PA)

The duchess could be seen occasionally flicking the cape off her hand as she walked through Westminster Abbey with the Duke of Sussex to her seat.

Followers of Meghan’s fashion @MeghansMirror said the dress was bespoke Emilia Wickstead, and that the duchess was carrying an emerald green Gabriela Hearst handbag and wearing Birks Snowstorm earrings.

The blogger described her as “a vision in green”, while Meghansfashion.com hailed her as “glamorous”.

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Meghan’s cape detail on her Emilia Wickstead dress (Yui Mok/PA)

Meghan continued her trend of wearing block colours.

She has already worn red, white and a shade of blue – the colours of the union flag, but also those of the US star and stripes flag – on her final round of official engagements.

For her carefully choreographed farewell tour, she chose a fitted turquoise blue T-shirt dress by Victoria Beckham to the Endeavour Fund Awards, and a red Safiyaa dress and cape at a military music festival, and a white organza Topshop blouse and Roland Mouret’s Moka skirt for a private visit to the National Theatre.

She also opted for a cream jacket, white top and black trousers for a visit to a school in Dagenham, London.

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Some of the outfits from Meghan’s farewell tour (PA)

The Duchess of Cambridge was in red, wearing a coat by Catherine Walker and a hat by Sally-Ann Provan at the Commonwealth Service.

Kate recycled the coat, which has a burgundy velvet collar, sleeves and buttons, having previously worn it to church at Sandringham on Christmas Day in 2018.

The Queen wore a Stewart Parvin delicate cashmere double-breasted A-line coat, with a silk faille printed shift dress in shades of “air force blue, black and burnt orange”.

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Kate at the Commonwealth Day Service (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

The Duchess of Cornwall wore a navy silk and lace dress and coat by Bruce Oldfield and a navy feathered hat by Philip Treacy, while the Countess of Wessex was in a white and navy Suzannah dress and navy Jane Taylor hat.

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