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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Entertainment
Shiena Iane B Enerio

Meghan Markle And The $1,700 Dress: Why Celebrity Borrowing Etiquette Is Back In The Spotlight

Screenshot from 'With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration', featuring Meghan Markle in the gown at the centre of debate. (Credit: Screengrab from YouTube/Netflix Official Channel)

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has once again found herself at the centre of headlines after allegedly keeping a designer gown from a past photoshoot, an emerald green Galvan 'Ushuaia' dress valued at $1,695 (approximately £1,350). The one-shouldered Galvan dress first appeared in Variety's 2022 Instagram Reel, when Markle was being promoted as the magazine's cover girl.

Fast forward to 2025, and the same dress resurfaced while Markle was promoting her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. According to NewsNation, the incident reignited claims that the celebrity-turned-royal has a habit of taking items from her photo shoots without returning them.

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