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Prince Harry's subtle nod to wife Meghan Markle as he appears in court

He attended the Royal Courts of Justice for the final day of his lawsuit against Associated Newspapers

Prince Harry arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice on March 30, 2023 in London, England
Fiona Ward
Acting Fashion and Beauty Editor
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The Duke of Sussex has proven that he and wife Meghan share similar tastes in fashion with his courtroom wardrobe, since he chose to wear Dior to attend the final day of his lawsuit against Associated Newspapers at the Royal Courts of Justice on Thursday.

A close-up shot of the Prince's outfit shows that he sported the Dior 'Bee Shirt', £800, which mirrors the bee motif that the Duchess of Sussex also favours in her own looks – particularly with her Dior 'D-Bee' satin clutch bags, of which she owns two.

The Duke of Sussex arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice on March 30, 2023© Max Mumby/Indigo
Prince Harry arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice for the final day of his lawsuit against Associated Newspapers
Prince Harry wearing a Dior shirt with an embroidered bee motif© Karwai Tang
He wore a Dior shirt with an embroidered bee motif

Meghan has a long-standing relationship with Dior, and has worn bespoke dresses from the French fashion house in the past. She also owns the cult 'Lady D-Lite' handbag, an iteration of the 'Lady Dior' which was poignantly named after Prince Harry's late mother Princess Diana.

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Perhaps Harry's bee-embroidered shirt was a gift from his stylish wife... though it's known that he has his own relationship with the brand, via Dior Homme artistic director Kim Jones.

The Duchess of Sussex attends a reception hosted by the British Ambassador to Morocco in 2019© Getty Images
The Duchess of Sussex often carries a Dior clutch bag with a bee embellishment

Back in July 2022, the fashion house tweeted to confirm that Kim Jones had designed a trouser suit for Harry to wear to deliver an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on International Nelson Mandela Day. In fact, it may even be the very same suit that the Prince chose to wear to court on Thursday, since it looks very similar. 

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The Sussexes have been honest about the fact that they use fashion to portray a message. Meghan revealed that she had specifically chosen to wear bold colours during her final week as a working royal in the UK, speaking openly on the couple's Netflix documentary, Harry and Meghan.

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"Until that last week in the UK, I rarely wore colour," she said, adding that: "I never wanted to upstage, or ruffle any feathers. So I just tried to blend in."

She went on: "But I wore a lot of colour that week… I just felt like, ‘Let’s just look like a rainbow.'" Harry then elaborated: "We weren’t with the family. It was our opportunity to go out with a bang to be honest."

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