When Meghan Markle visited Hong Kong: the Duchess of Sussex arrived in the city in 2012 for a Suits press tour, ate dim sum and char siu, and visited Sam’s Tailor – years before meeting Prince Harry

Jun 10 , 2023

Meghan Markle visited Hong Kong in 2013. Photo: AP

Before she became a royal, Markle starred as Rachel Zane in Suits, a hit TV show – she came to Hong Kong in 2012 as part of a press tour where she arrived in style wearing Zac Posen and Kaufman Franco

During her trip, the self-proclaimed foodie tried local cuisine and ate dim sum, chicken congee, fried noodles and loved char siu; she also says she went to China Club and Hong Kong Park

Wait – did Meghan Markle really come to Hong Kong?

Princess Diana’s nieces, Lady Amelia and Eliza Spencer, might be the British royals who most recently caused a stir by touching down in the city, but the Duchess of Sussex actually did the same 10 years ago.

That’s right. Before she received her royal title, Markle, 41, visited the fragrant harbour for a Suits press tour in Asia.

So what did she do during her trip? Let’s take a look back down memory lane …

The warm welcome

Meghan Markle in Hong Kong back in the day. Photo: @meghanmarkle/Instagram

Markle came to Hong Kong from late October to early November in 2012. While her personal Instagram page (@meghanmarkle) and lifestyle blog The Tig no longer exist, photos screenshotted online show a record of what she got up to in her pre-royal life.

She was welcomed with open arms by award-winning TV presenter and personality Dom Lau, who described Markle as “hands down my best interviewee” in a Twitter post in October 2013.