Meghan Markle sets the record straight about 'stolen' green dress
Meghan was spotted wearing an emerald green Galvan Ushaia dress that is worth over $1,695, for her promotional video
Meghan Markle is hitting back at rumours that she kept a designer dress without consent following a high-profile photoshoot for her upcoming Netflix special.
The Duchess of Sussex was spotted wearing an emerald green Galvan Ushaia dress that is worth over $1,695, for her promotional video for the upcoming Netflix holiday special for her series, With Love, Meghan.
The former royal was seen wearing the dress for a second time, with the first time being a 2022 photoshoot for Variety magazine. As fans spotted her wearing the dress again, many started speculating that the duchess kept the dress without permission.
A New York Post article, citing a podcast, published last year claimed that Meghan had “pilfered” the dress from Variety, and had not returned “a lot of stuff” from the same photoshoot.
In Andrew Gold’s Heretics podcast, journalist Vanessa Grigoriadis quoted Tom Bower’s 2022 book, Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors.
"Tom Bower reported that at a Reitman’s shoot, Meghan was doing the shoot and everything was fine. Photoshoots, the celebrities or the important person is never supposed to take the clothes that they are actually wearing in the shoot, home,” she said.
"I have since heard in a more recent photoshoot of Meghan’s there was also a lot of stuff that was not returned after Meghan wore it in a very high-profile photoshoot,” she added.
However, a spokesperson for the former actor has now denied the rumours, telling Express UK: “The insinuation that any items were taken without the full knowledge and agreement of the on-set stylists or their respective teams is not only categorically false, but also highly defamatory.”
They added: “Any items kept, were done so in total transparency and in accordance with contractual arrangements."
Another source, cited by the same publication, said it was common for royals and other big celebrities to keep items from photoshoots, in order to avoid any unauthorized auctions, or resales.
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