Queen Elizabeth II didn't have her ears pierced until she was 25. "Before then, all of her earrings were modified into clip-ons," the experts revealed. "But shortly before her accession, in the summer of 1951, she made the decision to pierce her ears after all."
Officially, there is no rule on piercings amongst British royalty, although senior members of the royal family are expected to keep their look conservative.
It was recently revealed during an interview with Vogue (opens in new tab) to mark the Duchess's 75th birthday that the Duchess actually doesn't have her ears pieced, so these earrings will actually be clip-on. The Duchess revealed this lesser-known fact when discussing being a grandparent with the magazine.
Unfortunately, no photos of the eccentric Princess Marie wearing the Pearl Drop Earrings were found and in fact, the Princess was never seen wearing earrings as she never had her ears pierced.
At other formal occasions, such as banquets, Elizabeth II wore the jewellery in her collection. She owned more than 300 items of jewellery, including 98 brooches, 46 necklaces, 37 bracelets, 34 pairs of earrings, 20 tiaras, 15 rings, 14 watches and 5 pendants, the most notable of which are detailed in this article.
Eventually, the stunning Romanov jewels that were in the headpiece formed part of the Queen's beautiful engagement ring when the Duke designed it in London. Her Majesty's engagement ring features a brilliant-cut stone which has been estimated at 3 carats and it is flanked by smaller pavé diamonds.
Collingwood jewelers gave Princess Diana these pearl earrings as a wedding gift. She wore them for the first time a month before her nuptials with Prince Charles, and continued to sport them frequently thereafter. Kate first donned the earrings in 2017 for a Spanish state banquet.
Did Marilyn have pierced ears? She didn't! This has been kind of a mystery, as so many of the earrings look like their pierced through, but here are some photographs showing no hole.
Princess Beatrice and The Duchess of Cornwall each have their own distinctive and elegant senses of style, but what you may not have realised is the one thing their fashion choices have in common. While both royals enjoy wearing jewellery, neither of them have pierced ears – but that doesn't hold them back.
Barbra never had her ears pierced and has spoken about it in interviews over the years. Once she explained to Oprah that the decision was somewhat attributed to her perfectionism.
After her DIY ear piercing experience, she has had several other ear piercings, which presumably were done professionally. If I counted correctly, Jennifer Aniston has three ear piercings in each earlobe. Sometimes she wears six earrings or studs, sometimes just one on each side.
Red-head Adele currently has her ears pierced and several tattoos, including her son's name on her hand and a bird on her upper back.
We're finding it super easy to connect with Emma Watson's piercings because they are rather simple but glam, both at the same time. She has a couple of ear piercings and she often likes to accessorise by adding bling to her looks with diamond hoops.
It's becoming more common for royals from around the world to get tattooed. Britain's Princess Eugenie showed off a tiny circle tattoo behind her ear at a royal event in June. Meanwhile, Princess Sofia of Sweden showed her back tattoo of a sun symbol on her wedding day.
Although there tend to be strict dress codes in place at royal social functions, such as the garden parties at Buckingham Palace and race days at the Ascot, there is no ban on tattoos.
Daena Borrowman, a Marketing Manager at jewellerybox told Express.co.uk: “Royal women are not permitted to wear bright or dark nail paint on their fingernails. “Only nude shades, sheer whites and light pinks are allowed. “A firm favourite of the Queen's is Essie's 'Ballet Slippers'.
A Palace insider told the Mirror at the time: “He's not one for jewellery. He's never worn any. "He decided he didn't want to wear one now. It's all down to personal preference.”
Princess Beatrice and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are considered fashionable members of the Royal Family, and each has worn some breath-taking jewellery over the years. But as HELLO! highlighted, Beatrice and Camilla do not appear to have had their ears pierced like many other royal women have.
But notions of acceptability ebbed and flowed over time. Like many hip 17th century creatives, William Shakespeare had his ear pierced – but just 50 years later that would be seen as wildly seditious.
Celebrities like Justin Timberlake, Johnny Depp, and Will Smith all have both ears pierced and style theirs with simple stud earrings or small hoops.
Marilyn liked the volume and length of fake eye lashes, but she also wanted to look natural. She managed to achieve the best of both worlds by cutting fake eye lash strips in half and only applying them to the outside corners of her eyes.
Lawford says that in "slurred" speech Monroe told him she was "tired and would not be coming" to dinner. Then, as her voice became less audible, she told him, "Say goodbye to Pat. Say goodbye to Jack [President Kennedy]. And say goodbye to yourself, because you're a nice guy."
The duchess selected a symbolic piece of jewelry from her late mother-in-law's jewelry collection to wear during her and Harry's televised, no-holds-barred interview with Oprah in 2021. It was a diamond bracelet and, reportedly, the same one from which the couple selected stones to create Meghan's engagement ring.
The choker, originally given to Queen Mary and then inherited by Queen Elizabeth II, was gifted to Princess Diana after her wedding to Prince Charles. It was eventually returned to Queen Elizabeth upon the princess's death in 1997.
The sapphire and diamond engagement ring
Arguably the most famous piece in Kate's jewelry collection is her sapphire and diamond engagement ring, which previously belonged to Princess Diana.