Making herself instantly recognisable was also reportedly a factor in the Queen's choice to stick with the same hairstyle. In fact, according to some insiders, the monarch is believed to have insisted on her hair being entirely symmetrical, so that whatever side you saw her from, that iconic profile remained the same.
Perhaps the Queen's choice to show her natural hair colour was simply a practical one, as much as a way she remained true to herself. But to some, this nonconformity – opting out of trends, as she always has done – was symbolic. Her hair says more than 'quintessentially Queen'.
In the images, the 96-year-old monarch can be seen with her silver locks freshly trimmed down at the sides and back, and despite wearing a vibrant floral dress, it was her new hair that dominated conversation. A fan wrote: 'Ohh… she's had a hairy,' while another commented: 'She changed her hair, so sweet. '
It was a time of great change in the royal family (Anne divorced her first husband Captain Mark Phillips in 1992 and remarried her current husband Tim Lawrence later that year), and some have speculated that her unchanging hairstyle was a way to reflect her consistency and desire to get on with things.
“In her reign of 70 years, the Queen's hair has remained just as steadfast as her ruling, with a few small exceptions over the years," she explains. "The Queen's style allowed her to embrace her natural curls, kept off the shoulder – usually sitting around her jaw length – and always perfectly coiffed."
Members of the royal family who are granted titles and duties on behalf of the crown are permitted to wear their military uniforms during ceremonial events, such as state funerals.
Making herself instantly recognisable was also reportedly a factor in the Queen's choice to stick with the same hairstyle. In fact, according to some insiders, the monarch is believed to have insisted on her hair being entirely symmetrical, so that whatever side you saw her from, that iconic profile remained the same.
Queen Elizabeth decided to stop dying hair her at 56, and went grey gracefully. But what's interesting is that she has never changed her teenage hairstyle. She has rocked that 1940's do right up until this day.
Known for her polished, set style, it's rumoured Her Majesty's early years of beautiful brown locks were the colour 'chocolate kiss' until 1990 when she decided to embrace her natural grey strands.
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.
When abroad on foreign trips she has always worn a hat or carried a parasol which has protected her skin from the effects of the sun. She doesn't partake in an annual sunshine holiday, preferring instead to spend her summers in Scotland. This has kept her skin as youthful as possible over the years."
In the 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, there has only been one nail colour she's sported - in the public eye, at least. It's so subtle you've likely never noticed it, though closer inspection shows her nails are often painted a soft and milky barely-there pink.
According to a new book, the Queen Elizabeth II covertly battled a particularly terrible kind of cancer in the final years of her life. A future biography of Her Majesty authored by a close friend of Prince Philip stated that the Queen had bone marrow cancer, with bone pain being the most prevalent symptom.
Elizabeth's red hair was no accident. For most of her life, Elizabeth wore wigs, so she might have chosen hair of any colour she liked, but she chose red; she was so committed to the shade that she is even supposed to have dyed the tails of her horses to match. (Who says redheads don't have a sense of humour?)
It is thought that to tame her naturally wavy hair, the monarch opts for a perm.
Queen Elizabeth II's handbags served as both practical fashion statements and a means of communicating with her servants in secret about when she wanted conversations to finish, according to a number of Royal specialists. The Queen always carried a handbag on her arm to match her extravagant attire or the occasion.
The pigment in our hair is caused by melanin— the same pigment that is also responsible for our skin color. Gray hair is caused by a loss in melanin, whereas white hair does not have any melanin at all. As you age, your hair produces less and less melanin that leads your hair to appear gray, and then eventually white.
Despite the claims made online and by product marketers, it's not possible to reverse white hair if the cause is genetic. Once your hair follicles lose melanin, they can't produce it on their own. As melanin production slows, your hair turns gray, and then white when melanin production has completely stopped.
Back in the 1960s, the monarch re-wore her custom-made gowns at high-profile events, including the Norman Hartnell dress that Princess Beatrice borrowed for her wedding day in 2020. The Queen's personal dresser, Angela Kelly, previously explained how the royal's repeat-wears were always carefully considered.
Elizabethan beauty
Elizabeth was tall and striking, with pale skin and light red-gold hair. She exaggerated these features, particularly as she aged, and other women sought to emulate them.
But something fans may not be aware of is that, for a few months, Diana enjoyed a brief love affair with long hair. Just after welcoming her second son, Prince Harry, in 1984, the new mother let her hair grow out into a shoulder-length cut, which she pinned back around the ears.
That's because only working members of the Royal Family have been allowed to wear a military uniform while at public events commemorating the Queen. This has excluded Harry as well as Prince Andrew. Harry lost his honorary military titles when he stepped down as a working royal in 2020.
While he didn't wear his uniform to the funeral, King Charles III did permit Harry to wear it while standing vigil at his grandmother's coffin for 15 minutes of silence alongside William and their cousins. The new Prince of Wales stood at the queen's head while the Duke of Sussex stood at her feet.
Only Working Royals to Wear Military Uniforms at Ceremonial Events for Queen Elizabeth. At events like the Service of Thanksgiving in Edinburgh and the State Funeral, only working royals will be wearing military uniforms—which means we won't see Prince Harry or Prince Andrew in their uniforms.
Brantôme declared that Claude's husband, Francis I, gave her “the pox, which shortened her days”, meaning syphilis, but the cause of her death is not known for certain. In today's talk, I give an overview of Queen Claude's life, as well as sharing the theories regarding her death.