Since it is hard to believe that Meghan Markle (opens in new tab) would have left her choice of attire to chance on a high-profile public occasion such as the Sussex couple's visit to New York last week (opens in new tab), two hidden meanings to the handbag she was seen carrying The fact that there are two hidden meanings to the handbag she was seen carrying cannot be considered coincidental.

First, her handbag is a Dior Lady D-Light (opens in new tab), a canvas version of the classic Lady Dior bag. The bag is named after Markle's late mother-in-law, Princess Diana (opens in new tab). [Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior's creative director, told the Financial Times (opens in new tab), "'Lady Dior' has become an icon thanks to its association with a much-loved role model. So Markle obviously wanted to keep the memory of her husband's mother close to her while she was in New York.

Diana with her bag:

And the larger navy version:

But that wasn't the only major feature of Markle's handbag: it was also, as noted by a very observant Twitter user, "DSSOS" monogram was (opens in new tab). The initials are an acronym for Duchess of Sussex. More details below:

Markle was spotted carrying a Dior handbag as she left a Global Citizen Live (opens in new tab) concert on September 25. At that event, the Duchess wore a beautifully embellished white mini dress by Valentino with pointy black pumps. The couple took the stage to advocate for COVID-19 vaccine equality around the world.