Why does Meghan Markle always wear heels at the polo? Duchess is known for choosing impractical stilettos for 冒険的な events (but it's all to do with エースing her photo ops with Prince Harry)

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Meghan Markle stole the show in Miami this 週末 as she 元気づけるd on her husband Prince Harry as he played in a charity polo match in Florida to 利益 Sentebale.

The Duchess of Sussex, 42, looked ethereal as she strolled along the field in a?$812 (£650) white flowing dress dress from California designer Heidi Merrick, paired with a?£2,650 Maison Valentino 捕らえる、獲得する - but her choice of footwear 誘発するd discussion の中で 王室の fans.

Meghan's elegant outfit was 完全にするd with a pair of £565 pair of ‘Purist 105’ Nude Nappa Leather Pumps from one of her favourite brands, Aquazzura. However, some pointed out that wearing stilettos on a field might not be the most practical shoe choice.

While some people 表明するd 関心s that she would have struggled to walk in the high stilettos as a photo showed the Duchess 存在 helped up the stairs, others 示唆するd she'd struggle to join in with the half time ritual of treading in the divots on the field 原因（となる）d by the horses' hoo ves.

It's not the only 冒険的な event where Meghan has dared to 勇敢に立ち向かう the high heels - as she has been spotted in stilettos on rugby fields, basketball 法廷，裁判所s and running 跡をつけるs - however, a celebrity photographer has 以前 明らかにする／漏らすd she has a very good 推論する／理由 for doing so.

The Duchess of Sussex, 42, …に出席するd the?王室の Salute Polo Challenge in Florida in 援助（する） of Sentebale with Prince Harry on Saturday and 誘発するd 審議 with her choice of footwear

Glenn Gratton 以前 told FEMAIL Meghan's footwear choice is likely 負かす／撃墜する to the fact she appears at such 冒険的な events と一緒に Prince Harry, who is 意味ありげに taller than his wife.

While Meghan stands at a modest 5ft 6in, Harry's 高さ is a 非常に高い 6ft 1in, meaning there is a noticeable 高さ difference between the pair.

Gratton said: 'Couples with a big 高さ difference look わずかに unbalanced in pictures , and often the smaller of the two ends up looking even smaller and is 絶えず looking up at their partner.

The Duchess has 以前 favoured stilettos on sports fields (pictured at a Santa Barbara polo match in 2022)

Meghan also chooses high heels to …に出席する indoor 冒険的な events - pi ctured in Australia at the 車椅子 basketball in 2018

'棒 Stewart and his wife Penny have a large gap but this is minimised by 棒 wearing Cuban heels and Penny not wearing 最高の high heels.

'In the 事例／患者 of Harry and Meghan she will be wearing high heels to maximise her 高さ and 縮める the gap if possible.'

Meghan's sister-in-法律 Kate is known to don trainers or loafers when she …に出席するs 冒険的な 約束／交戦s, but the Duchess is taller than the 普通の／平均（する） British woman.

Kate stands at around 5ft 10in while William is 6ft 2in, meaning she can comfortably wear heels without 存在 taller or sport flats and not feel there's a gaping discrepancy.

Although Meghan has 選ぶd to wear flat shoes for some 冒険的な 外見s - such as some events during last year's Invictus Games in Frankfurt, she tends to favour the high heels.

The Duchess sported very high stiletto heels as she 手渡すd out メダルs to the winning 車椅子 basketball team, the USA, at the Invictus Games in Frankfurt last year

In 2022, as she watched Harry play in a polo match in Santa Barbara, Meghan channelled Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman with a 素晴らしい polka dot blouse and white shorts - and finished the outfit off perfectly with another pair of Aquazzura heels.

In line with Gratton's 分析, Meghan and Harry's 高さ difference was 意味ありげに 減ずるd as she took his 手渡す and they walked across the pitch together.

The Duchess also 選ぶd for stilettos during last year's Invictus Games in Frankfurt as she 延長するd her 高さ during some of the events 含むing the 車椅子 basketball.

As she 現在のd メダルs to the winning team, the USA, she sported a chic all-黒人／ボイコット outfit featuring skinny ジーンズs, a knitted vest and stiletto 法廷，裁判所 shoes.

After noticing her choice of heels again this 週末 to watch the polo at the?王室の Salute Polo Challenge, some fans 公式文書，認めるd the impracticality of Meghan's chic outfit.

One person wrote: 'I've been to polo matches there, it's a real problem in heels, 特に at half time when 観客s stomp the divots on the pitch.

'But classy Meghan pulls it off.'

Another 表明するd 関心 t hat Meghan's heels might be 廃虚d by the divot-stomping.

They wrote: 'At a polo match in the break between chukkas, it's the 職業 of the 観客s to tread 負かす／撃墜する the divots on the field made by the horses' hooves.

'Good luck with those heels Meghan.'

During her time in the UK as a working 王室の, the Duchess also showed 忠義 to the chic stiletto.

When she …に出席するd the UK Team 裁判，公判s for the Invictus Games at Bath University in April 2018, she wore a pair of stiletto heeled boots even though it 伴う／関わるd 横断するing the running 跡をつける and grass pitch.

And for her first Buckingham Palace Garden party, just days after her wedding to Harry she teamed her nude dress with another sharp stiletto, even though a shorter 封鎖する heel may have been more comfortable for walking on the grass.?