Popsugar Fashion Celebrity Fashion Meghan Markle Green Erdem Coat March 2019 There's a Special Reason Why Meghan Chose to Wear This Coat on Commonwealth Day 11 March 2019 by Gemma Cartwright Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson Prince Harry and Meghan Markle began Monday's Commonwealth Day celebrations with a visit to Canada House in London. As the president and vice president of the Queen's Commonwealth Trust, the day is special to the couple, and this year, their focus will be on celebrating Canadians living in the UK. Related: Confused About the Commonwealth? Here's All You Need to Know Meghan, who will soon pause her royal duties and go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of the couple's first child, arrived in London's Trafalgar Square wearing a gorgeous green coat with black beaded embellishment by Erdem. The colour was a suitably festive choice, given that it's also St. Patrick's Day later in the week, but there was a deeper significance to this specific choice: though Erdem is a London-based label, designer Erdem Moralioglu was actually born in Montreal, Canada. The coat really did tell the story of Meghan's day. The coat was adapted from a design shown at London Fashion Week in February, with slightly fewer embellishments and a more 1960s-inspired swing shape. The duchess teamed it with a pair of black Aquazzura pumps and a small black box clutch. Take a closer look for yourself ahead, and see the coat as it was shown on the runway, too. Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 1 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 2 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 3 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 4 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 5 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 6 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 7 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 8 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 9 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 10 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 11 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 12 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 13 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 14 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 15 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 16 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 17 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 18 / 23 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 19 / 23 Erdem Autumn/Winter 2019 Image Source: Getty / Tabatha Fireman/BFC 20 / 23 Erdem Autumn/Winter 2019 Image Source: Getty / Estrop 21 / 23 Erdem Autumn/Winter 2019 Image Source: Getty / Tabatha Fireman/BFC 22 / 23 Erdem Autumn/Winter 2019 Image Source: Getty / Mike Marsland 23 / 23 Celebrity FashionThe RoyalsMeghan MarkleThe British RoyalsAquazzuraCoatsErdem