WhenMeghan Marklestepped outwithQueen Elizabethon Thursday, she skipped hersignature messy bun— and also an important royal accessory: a hat.Some observers wondered why she went hatless for the outing, especially because the Queen, 92, almost always wears hats for such occasions. (Her go-to milliner is Rachel Trevor Morgan.)Moreover, when Meghan’s sister-in-lawKate Middleton, 36, joined the Queen in Leicester, for her first solo trip 2012the younger royaldidwear a hat.That, insiders say, was because the royal party, including the Queen’s husbandPrince Philip, attended a church service as part of their day out to the Midlands of England.Meghan Markle and Queen Elizabeth in 2018.Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesA few days earlier, on March 1, 2012, Kate joined the Queen andCamilla, Duchess of Cornwallfor an outing to Fortnum and Mason’s store in London. Kate didn’t wear a hat — and neither did Camilla, 70 —on that occasion. The Queen, following her own tradition, did.RELATED VIDEO: The ‘Duchess Slant’ and No Messy Bun!Meghan MarkleShows Off Royal Transformation Alongside QueenLike Kate, Meghan, 36, and their husbandsPrince WilliamandPrince Harry, try to project a more youthful image, and, while Meghan hasstarted wearing pantyhoseto royal events, the women don’t put on gloves — or generally wear hats.

WhenMeghan Marklestepped outwithQueen Elizabethon Thursday, she skipped hersignature messy bun— and also an important royal accessory: a hat.

Some observers wondered why she went hatless for the outing, especially because the Queen, 92, almost always wears hats for such occasions. (Her go-to milliner is Rachel Trevor Morgan.)

Moreover, when Meghan’s sister-in-lawKate Middleton, 36, joined the Queen in Leicester, for her first solo trip 2012the younger royaldidwear a hat.

That, insiders say, was because the royal party, including the Queen’s husbandPrince Philip, attended a church service as part of their day out to the Midlands of England.

Meghan Markle and Queen Elizabeth in 2018.Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The Duchess Of Sussex Undertakes Her First Official Engagement With Queen Elizabeth II

A few days earlier, on March 1, 2012, Kate joined the Queen andCamilla, Duchess of Cornwallfor an outing to Fortnum and Mason’s store in London. Kate didn’t wear a hat — and neither did Camilla, 70 —on that occasion. The Queen, following her own tradition, did.

RELATED VIDEO: The ‘Duchess Slant’ and No Messy Bun!Meghan MarkleShows Off Royal Transformation Alongside Queen

Like Kate, Meghan, 36, and their husbandsPrince WilliamandPrince Harry, try to project a more youthful image, and, while Meghan hasstarted wearing pantyhoseto royal events, the women don’t put on gloves — or generally wear hats.

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