If you thought being a part of the royal family mainly involved lounging in Buckingham Palace and wearing coloured corduroy on your weekend Corgi walks, think again.

After completing their 16-day royal tour of Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry barely had time to catch up on their jet lag before throwing themselves back into their work in the UK.

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Their schedule is enough to make most people start shotting Berocca and at almost five months pregnant, it must take a toll on Meghan. But it seems she has a secret weapon up her sleeve to stay looking awake, and no, it's not a king size bottle of Night Nurse.

Celebrity makeup artist, Francesca Abrahamovitch, pointed out to FEMAIL that the Duchess has switched up her usual eyeliner in a bid to make herself look more awake. "Meghan appears to be wearing a nude eyeliner in her lower waterline. I love this look and use it a lot on my clients, especially when they have super-early starts," explained Francesca.

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While Meghan usually loves a deep chocolate brown liner (Teddy by MAC is her favourite), she switched up her look for Sunday's Remembrance Service.

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You can cheat the look of 8 hours sleep, too, thanks to Charlotte Tilbury's 'Eye Cheat' Rock 'N' Kohl liner. Just use it on your inner waterline and instantly erase those late night Netflix sessions.

Shop now Charlotte Tilbury Rock 'N' Kohl in 'Eye Cheat', Feelunique.com, £19

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Or, you could just stick with Meghan's tried and true MAC favourite.

Shop now MAC Eye Kohl in 'Teddy', ASOS.com, £15

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Now we just need to find a Corgi and some red trousers...

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Laura Capon
Former Senior Fashion & Beauty Writer

Laura is a former writer for Cosmopolitan UK, covering everything beauty and fashion related and specialises in makeup, plus-size fashion and the world of YouTube. Her favourite pastime is reminding everyone of that one time she met Charlie Hunnam and Jason Momoa. Please don't ask to see the pictures...