Meghan Markle wears ‘woman power’ necklace while showing off baby bump
Meghan Markle wore a necklace symbolizing “woman power” during a rare TV appearance — saying that she and husband Prince Harry are “thrilled” to be expecting a little girl.
Markle, 39, spoke in a pre-taped video aired at the VAX Live event on Saturday night — her first TV appearance since the bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview where she first revealed she was pregnant with the couple’s second child.
The duchess showed off her growing baby bump in a poppy print Carolina Herrera shirtdress and a $140 “Woman Power Charm Necklace” from jeweler Awe Inspired.
“My husband and I are thrilled to soon be welcoming a daughter,” Markle said in the video. “It’s a feeling of joy we share with millions of other families around the world.”
“When we think of her, we think of all the young women and girls around the globe who must be given the ability and the support to lead us forward.”
Markle, who is just weeks from her due date, recorded the video outdoors in a tie-waist dress from Herrera’s Resort 2021 collection, which was available at Nordstrom for $1,690.
Her 14K gold vermeil necklace is described on the brand’s website as combining “the female Venus symbol with a protesting fist.” It is embellished with an amethyst, “a protective stone associated with abundance and enlightenment.”
It appeared to be sold out by Sunday night, and was available on a wait-list-only basis.
Markle also wore a $25,000 Cartier watch that belonged to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, according to the Sun.
She accessorized that already eye-popping bling with a Cartier “Love” bracelet, worth about $7,000, and a “Mini Bezel Tennis Bracelet” by Jennifer Meyer, which sells for about $3,000.
As co-chair of the VAX Live event with her 36-year-old husband, Markle focused heavily on the financial inequality that women — especially women of color — have faced since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
She and her husband have spoken up about the importance of vaccines previously.
When their son, Archie, turned 2 years old, the parents asked fans for monetary donations to help bring vaccines to some of the most poverty-stricken countries in the world.
Additional reporting by Tamar Lapin