8 times British royals sent messages with their fashion choices, from Kate Middleton’s Ukraine blue dress, to Queen Elizabeth’s ‘anti-evil’ tiara worn when meeting Donald Trump
Here are eight times British royals might have been sending sartorial political messages …
1. Queen Elizabeth wore a tiara that guards against “evil” for Donald Trump’s 2019 visit to the UK
According to the Royal Exhibitions website, the Burmese people believe that the rubies in the tiara guard against “illness” and “evil”, and Twitter users were quick to note the possible message she was sending with her tiara choice to dine with Trump.
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“The queen wore her Burmese Ruby Tiara to protect herself from evil during Trump’s visit and I am cackling,” one user wrote.
“Queen Elizabeth is a hero,” another user tweeted. “I adore her for her trolling Trump skills through the medium of jewellery.”
2. The queen may have been sending Trump a message with her brooches for his first visit in 2018
When she actually met with Trump, she wore a brooch that her mother wore to her father’s funeral, which some people thought could be a subtle sign of the queen’s opinion of the president.
3. Did the queen subtly oppose Brexit with her hat that was reminiscent of the European Union flag?
The Huffington Post reported that people drew connections between the queen’s blue and yellow hat and the flag of the European Union when she opened Parliament in 2017 and thought she could be sending a message about opposing Brexit.
4. Meghan Markle wore a necklace purported to bring good fortune and protect from “negative vibes” on a Smart Works call
Smart Works, one of Markle’s patronages before she stepped back from royal life, provides professional clothing to unemployed women to help them succeed in job interviews. On March 27, Markle spoke with a woman working with the organisation to offer words of encouragement before her interview.
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“You seem incredibly confident and prepared,” she said.
Smart Works shared a clip of the conversation on its Twitter page. In the video, Markle can be seen wearing a US$175 “Visionary Charm Necklace” from Edge of Ember that guarantees the wearer, “It’s got your back.”
5. Markle’s “suffragette white” dress she wore on International Women’s Day could have been an intentional choice
6. Kate Middleton didn’t wear black in support of Time’s Up at the 2018 BAFTAs
7. Princess Beatrice’s bag featured the slogan “Be Cool Be Nice” from an anti-bullying campaign she contributed to
Good Housekeeping spotted Princess Beatrice’s custom box bag at the 2018 Chelsea Flower Show embellished with the words “Be Cool Be Nice”, the slogan of an anti-cyberbullying campaign with a book that Beatrice contributed to.
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8. Kate Middleton appeared to show her support for Ukraine in a blue dress
Arriving for a Commonwealth Day event at London’s Westminster Abbey on March 14 – more than two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine – Middleton was photographed wearing a Catherine Walker coat dress and Lock & Co hat. The coat was entirely blue, one of Ukraine’s national colours.
- Queen Elizabeth may have trolled Trump by wearing a brooch gifted to her by the Obamas, while Meghan Markle appeared to choose ‘suffragette white’ for International Women’s Day
- Middleton was accused of not supporting Time’s Up at the 2018 BAFTAs and Princess Beatrice nodded at an anti-bullying campaign with her bag’s slogan