Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has no trouble recalling one stuffy fashion custom she doesn't miss from her time as a working member of the British royal family.

“I had to wear nude pantyhose all the time. Let’s be honest, that was not very myself. I hadn’t seen pantyhose since movies in the ‘80s when they came in the little egg," the former Meghan Markle said, laughing, during a candid interview with journalist Emily Chang published Aug. 26 on Bloomberg's "The Circuit."

Markle mentioned the pantyhose while noting that prior to her and husband Prince Harry's decision to step back from their roles in the royal family in 2020, it was a challenge for her to fully be herself in public.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on April 23, 2025 in New York City. Jemal Countess / Getty Images for TIME

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