Yes, I liked it very much for the same reasons you did. Kate's dress was a little bit of a disappointment to me—it was pretty but somehow unadventurous, and this one, despite its plainness, was more striking. And the veil had all the drama—though I think it was a bit *too* long, a little less of it would have been easier to spread out beautifully while it was 'at rest'.

Meghan obviously gets her poise (as well as her looks) from her mother.