Meghan Markle Rewears a Coat with a Special Meaning — 6 Years Later! — for Hockey Game with Prince Harry

Mar. 15, 2025

Meghan Markle wearing the same coat in 2018 (left) and 2025.Photo:John Grainger/Newspix/Getty; Vancouver Canucks/Instagram

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Meghan Marklebrought a very special coat on her trip to Canada withPrince Harry.

There’s a reason the ensemble looks familiar. Meghan previously wore the coat over six years ago when she and Prince Harytouched down in Australiafor their royal tour that also took them to New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji. On Oct. 14, 2018, the pair were photographed holding hands as they made their way to a car after they touched down in Sydney.

The next day, the palace revealed thatMeghan was pregnant with their first child. Their son,Prince Archie, was born on May 6, 2019.

Meghan Markle wearing the same coat in 2018 (left) and 2025.John Grainger/Newspix/Getty; Vancouver Canucks/Instagram

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Bojana Sentaler, founder and designer of the luxury outerwear brand, told PEOPLE at the time, “Meghan has been a fan of Sentaler for a couple of years now, so I was aware that she owned our coats. But it wasn’t until that day at 6 a.m. that I woke up to a tweet of Meghan Markle wearing my coat. It was the best Christmas present that I could have ever received!”

The designer added, “I think that she is really the epitome of what Sentaler stands for — classy silhouettes, luxurious fabrics and elegant pieces that are chic and fashionable.”

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend Christmas with the royal family on Dec. 25, 2017.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

“I was not planning on speaking tonight,” Meghan, wearing theA.L.C. “Willow” sleeveless midi dressin chocolate, said. “We just arrived a couple of hours ago, and I touched Canadian soil, and I went, ‘Oh, feels like home.’

“We are so excited and we also recognize most of you are probably so exhausted from how much travel you’ve done, how much adrenaline you have pumping, how excited you are for what is going to be one of the most outstanding, memorable, unforgettable and connected weeks probably for you and for your families,” she continued.

Meghan then shared a personal story.

“With families…the big rush in the morning and getting ready for school and packing the lunchboxes and making breakfast and my husband is in all of that with all of us,” she said. “And then he’ll be on his phone, and Archie will say, ‘Papa, why are you on your phone?’ and he’s like, ‘Because it’s Invictus, I’m getting ready for Invictus.'”

source: people.com