Meghan Markle stepped out in an all-black ensemble for her first solo royal outing on Tuesday.

The Duchess of Sussex stopped by the Royal Academy of Arts to see its Oceania exhibit , which spans roughly 500 years and features over 200 works from Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Its an especially fitting exhibit for her to visit now, as she and Prince Harry are heading to New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Australia next month for a royal visit .

Meghan is meeting curators, artists and descendants linked to the works displayed and will shortly view a performance by a Mori cultural group, royal commentator Omid Scobie reported .