10 fashion protocols for British royal women: Queen Elizabeth always wears gloves and Kate Middleton
Many would presume that Princess Diana was the first royal rebel to break the staunch royal dress codes, but she was not. In 1954, Queen Elizabeth’s cousin, Princess Alexandra of Kent, shockingly wore jeans for a casual tennis match. This got many an upper-crust tongue wagging, but it also opened the floodgates for other royal women to follow suit.
Queen Elizabeth’s only daughter, 70-year-old Princess Anne, was known for her fashionable looks in the 1970s. From her miniskirts and bell-bottomed jeans, she embraced the fashions of the day. Her career as an athlete has also seen her style lean towards sporty looks whether dressed up or casual.A lapis lazuli orb for a baby? 5 of Prince George’s most OTT birthday gifts
But we are not sure if Princess Anne has ever worn wedges, as her mother the queen hates the look of them – and so royal women are expected to not wear that style when she is around.“She really doesn’t like them, and it’s well-known among the women in the family,” a source once told Vanity Fair. Kate Middleton has worn wedges multiple times, but only at events where the queen is not in attendance.
Queen Elizabeth likes to wear gloves as she has to shake a lot of hands and they help to prevent the spread of germs, according to Reader’s Digest. She usually favours black or white gloves made from nylon or cotton. However, Princess Diana preferred not to wear gloves when shaking hands.
Royal women are supposed to have neat hair and natural make-up while on royal duty, and the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, always observes this protocol.
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However, Princess Diana loved her dark eyeliner and smoky eyes, and Meghan Markle has often been seen out with pieces of hair straggling over her face.
Ever under scrutiny, when on a state visit to another country, royals must dress diplomatically. This means that they must try and incorporate touches of the local culture into their wardrobe – a Canadian maple brooch, for example.Want more stories like this? Sign up here. Follow STYLE on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.
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