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Big fan, huge! Royal fans go into meltdown as Julia Roberts likes an Instagram snap of Meghan Markle wearing a red dress VERY similar to her famed scarlet gown in Pretty Woman
- Meghan Markle stepped out on Saturday at Royal Albert Hall in bold red dress
- Duchess of Sussex, 38, donned London label Safiyaa gown with cape detail
- Eagle-eyed fans compared gown to Julia Roberts’ iconic dress in Pretty Woman
- Julia, 52, liked Instagram picture of dress posted by Duke and Duchess of Sussex
- The actress was listed as one of Meghan’s top ten inspirational women in 2017
Royal fans have gone into meltdown after spotting that Julia Roberts liked an Instagram picture of Meghan Markle in a dress resembling the red gown she wore in Pretty Woman.
The Duchess of Sussex, 38, wore a vibrant £1,295 scarlet dress by Safiyaa at the Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday, one of the last engagements for the Duchess and Prince Harry as working royals.
And eagle-eyed Twitter user Royal Suitor pointed out that Meghan’s dress had a striking resemblance to the red off-the-shoulder column dress worn by Julia Roberts, now 52, in 1990 romantic comedy.
The account also noticed that Julia herself, who played prostitute Vivienne in the classic movie, liked a photo of Meghan’s dress posted on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s official Instagram account.
Eagle-eyed Twitter account Royal Suitor compared Julia Roberts red gown from Pretty Woman to Meghan Markle’s red dress worn on Saturday, and noticed that the actress had liked a photo of the dress posted to Instagram
Julia Roberts wearing her character Vivienne’s memorable off-the-shoulder red dress in Pretty Woman in 1990
Sharing a picture of the two dresses alongside each other, the account wrote: ‘The feeling when game recognises game!’
Fans quickly commented on the similarity of the two gowns, with one writing: ‘Julia Roberts liked the photo, came to serve looks like she did in Pretty Woman.’
‘There are some photos of Meghan where she sorta has the same profile as Julia Roberts’, said another, while a fellow commenter added: ‘Exactly what I was thinking.’
The Duchess of Sussex, 38, looked stylish in a vibrant £1,295 scarlet dress the Mountbatten Festival of Music this Saturday at the Royal Albert Hall this weekend
This isn’t the first time Meghan has paid tribute to the star. In 2017 the former Suits actor listed the Oscar winner as one of her top ten inspirational women, revealing it was Julia who inspired her own acting career.
Penning a list for Glamour of ten women who changed her life, Meghan revealed that Roberts was the ‘first person’ to influence her acting career, and thought it was the ‘best compliment of all time’ when she was compared to the star.
‘She was the first person I saw onscreen and thought, “That looks like so much fun; I wanna do that”,’ wrote Meghan.
She added: ‘When I was younger, someone once told me, “You kind of look like Julia Roberts in profile”. It was the best compliment of all time.’
Fans quickly commented on the similarity of the two gowns, with one writing: ‘Julia Roberts liked the photo, came to serve looks like she did in Pretty Woman’
Later, Roberts reacted to the news, insisting to People magazine that she was ‘floating’ after hearing the news that she inspired Meghan.
Julia’s original sculptural gown worn in Pretty Woman was designed by film costumer Marilyn Vance, featured a sweetheart v-neck neckline and was paired with long white gloves.
The film follows down-on-her-luck Hollywood sex worker Vivian who meets wealthy businessman Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) and forms a long-term relationship with him following a week-long stay with him for several business and social functions.
Meghan colour-matched her husband Prince Harry on Saturday, and completed her look with a pair of statement earrings by Irish brand Simon Rocha
