You've probably already gushed over photographs of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry today. Considering that it was exactly one year ago that they announced their royal engagement.
Meanwhile, we've been slaving away adding up exactly how much the Duchess of Sussex's royal wardrobe has cost, 365 days since the couple opened up about their sweet proposal (we're still not over the roasting the chicken story).
Dusting off our Excel document skills (that G.C.S.E wasn't wasted after all, Mum), we've discovered that Meghan's total royal wardrobe in the last year has cost a whopping £852,355 (or thereabouts).
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To put that into context, that's about 3.4 x the average UK house price, according to Gov.uk.
Of course, the majority of that hefty sum is made up by the pregnant royal's Givenchy bateau-neck wedding dress, which is estimated to have cost in the region of £387,000.
The white bridal gown was designed by Givenchy creative director Clare Waight Keller and was accessorised with a diamond-encrusted hairband borrowed from the Royal Vault, and a five-metre-long veil made from silk tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers representing the countries of the Commonwealth.
The Duchess of Sussex recently revealed that her gown even featured a tiny piece of fabric from her first date dress for her 'something blue'.
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Meanwhile, her Stella McCartney halter neck dress is thought to have hit the £120,000 mark, which was accessorised with an aquamarine ring, gifted to her by her new husband and passed down from his mother, the late Princess Diana, and the Reflection de Cartier bracelet was worth a whopping £117,625 ($150,000).
Beyond the wedding day though, Meghan's choices have seemed comparatively frugal (everything is relative, after all). Some of Meghan's most stand-out fashion moments include her Judith & Charles black tuxedo dress (a mere snip at £431) for a charity performance of Hamilton, the pink Goat dress (£590) worn to Prince Charles' 70th birthday garden party, and the Safiyaa Ginkgo Cape dress (considerably more expensive, at £1,095) worn to a reception in Fiji during her first royal tour 'Down Under'.
Her designer rags might make most of us blush, but the Duchess has also chosen to wear several pieces from the British high street for public engagements.
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For example, for the Festival of Remembrance at the Albert Hall earlier this month, the 37-year-old wore a £49.50 Marks & Spencer double crepe body-con dress to cover her growing baby bump.
She's also worn clothes from J.Crew and All Saints. Remember that green straight fit silk shirt (£69) from &Other Stories she wore to her first visit of Sussex?
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Additionally, she's recycled several of her outfits and accessories in recent months, such as her Stella McCartney cape dress for the Invictus Games Opening Ceremony last month, which she previously wore to the Queen's birthday celebrations in April.
She even re-wore her Aquazzura cut-out satin wedding shoes from her wedding reception for Prince Harry's cousin Celia McCorquodale's wedding in Lincolnshire in June.
So, all things considered, that £1million is beginning to look less eye-watering. Imagine what her wardrobe could have cost if she'd worn brand new designer togs for every social engagement.
In the last year, Meghan has also shown her love of shoes, showing an array of Manolo Blahnik BB suede 105 pumps shoes (approximately £495), designs from Paul Andrews, Sarah Flint, and Aquazzura.
As for her jewellery, the royal has dazzled in jewels from Montreal-based designers Maison Birks, Missoma, Cartier, and Shaune Leane.
So, if you're still feeling guilty about your Black Friday splurge, at least you're not in charge of Meghan's wardrobe funds.
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