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A royal milliner said he is “delighted” to still be working with Meghan Markle, despite her bombshell exit from the Royal Family five years ago.

Meghan Markle was praised by a fashion designer who has worked for the Royal Family and said he is “delighted” that the duchess is still a regular client despite moving back to the US five years ago.

The Duchess of Sussex sported various designers throughout her short royal career, which started in 2018 following her marriage to Prince Harry and ended two years later after the couple stepped down as senior working royals and moved to the US.

Notably, the duchess opted for the French fashion house for the late Queen’s funeral in 2022, Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations a few months earlier and also in 2018 to attend a service commemorating The Royal Air Force’s 100th Birthday.

Now, Dior’s Creative Director of Hats, world-renowned milliner Stephen Jones, has heaped praise on the duchess and opened up about what it’s like to work with the Royal Family.

Mr Jones, in a new interview with the Daily Mail for the tenth anniversary of the Royal Ascot Millinery Collective, of which he is one of the participating designers, said Meghan “always wears the hat – the hat doesn’t wear her”.

He quipped about the duchess: “I am delighted that the Duchess is a regular client.

“She wears a hat with aplomb.”

The milliner has also worked with the late Princess Diana, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

He described Diana, who he started working with after her marriage to King Charles in 1981, as “charming” and claimed that she would listen to Wham Rap! on her Walkman during their fittings.