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Meghan Markle's Pink Suit Paid Homage to Princess Diana and Jackie O — but That's Not All

Meghan Markle has seriously stepped up her fashion game since marrying into the British royal family. She's ditched her favourite ripped jeans and sneakers in favour of refined tailored pieces like the pale pink Prada suit dress she wore to Queen Elizabeth II's Young Leader Awards. The fitted double-breasted number made headlines for looking very similar to the Carolina Herrera design she wore for Trooping the Colour, as well as other iconic pink suits from the past.

In fact, you could say that Meghan is modelling her new signature style as a royal off of other powerful women, like late mother-in-law Princess Diana and former First Lady Jackie Kennedy, who have famously worn similar ensembles. Plenty of other influential women have rocked pink power suits before, including media giants like Oprah and Anna Wintour, as well as famous royalty like Queen Maxima of The Netherlands and Queen Elizabeth II. Click through to see how these strong women made feminine pink suiting look pretty powerful.

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Meghan Markle

Meghan sported a custom Prada suit to the Queen's Young Leaders Awards Ceremony at Buckingham Palace on June 26, 2018.

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Meghan Markle

The Duchess of Sussex wore a similar design by Carolina Herrera to the Trooping The Colour on the Mall on June 9, 2018.

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Princess Diana

Princess Diana wore a pretty pink skirt suit by Versace in Argentina back in 1995.

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Princess Diana

She also wore another pastel pink suit for the Wimbledon Tennis Mens Final in 1993.

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Kate Middleton

Kate sported a pale pink Alexander McQueen two piece as she visited the 'Vogue 100: A Century of Style' exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery on May 4, 2016.

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Kate Middleton

She reached for pink suiting again for a visit to the mentoring program of the XLP project on March 11, 2016.

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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen has worn pink suiting several times throughout her reign, including a visit to the church of St Peter and St Paul in West Newton in February 2015.

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Jackie Kennedy

The former first lady famously wore a pink Chanel suit the day her husband President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.

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Michelle Obama

Michelle wore a hot pink suit during a presidential debate between her husband President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in 2012.

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Angela Merkel

The German Chancellor wore an off-the-shoulder pink two-piece to the 94th Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth, Germany, in 2005.

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Princess Sofia of Sweden

Princess Sofia of Sweden opted for a pretty pink pantsuit as she attended The Sophia Party and presentation of Medals of Merit to Sophia Sisters in May 2018.

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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore pink suiting for a royal brunch in May 2013.

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Anna Wintour

The editor-in-chief of Vogue sported pink suiting as she received her Dame Commander from Queen Elizabeth II in May 2017.

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Oprah

The media Mogul rocked a shiny pink pantsuit at the Nelson Mandela Foundation Gala Dinner in 2003.

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Queen Letizia of Spain

Queen Letizia of Spain looked pretty in pink as she attended the Miguel de Cervantes 2017Õ Awards in April 2018.

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Queen Rania of Jordan

Queen Rania of Jordan accessorised her pink suiting with a floral brooch at a reception at the royal palace in Brussels in May 2016.

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