Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex made an unexpected appearance at the 2018 British Fashion Awards. She looked radiant as she presented an award to the designer of her wedding dress, Clare Waight Keller.
Clare Waight Keller, artistic director at Givenchy, was named womenswear designer of the year at the event.
The Duchess said Waight Keller was “leading on the global stage with vision and creativity”.
“When I met her for the first time 11 months ago I knew we would be working very closely together,” she added.
Meghan, who wore a one-shouldered black Givenchy gown that showed her growing baby bump, paid tribute to Waight Keller’s “incredible kindness” at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony.
In 2017 the Birmingham-born designer became the first female artistic director of French fashion house Givenchy.
In her acceptance speech she expressed gratitude to the Duchess saying, “to have someone like that trust you in an incredible moment in their life is something that is…
