8 biggest British royal fashion fails, from Princess Diana’s styling of Queen Elizabeth’s gift, to Kate Middleton’s dress code miss, and Princess Beatrice’s meme-worthy fascinator

Mar 23 , 2022

Even members of the British royal family can have fashion mishaps. Photos: @theprincesschronicle/Instagram, Reuters, @nitrulzx412/Twitter

The queen gifted Diana an heirloom jewellery choker, which she controversially wore as a headband, while her iconic dress at her wedding to Prince Charles was creased

Meanwhile, Meghan Markle once forgot to take the price tag off a US$430 Self-Portrait dress, and Prince Harry and Prince William wore shoes that appeared to be broken

The British royal family members are among the most fashionable in the world, but when they get it wrong, it usually causes more fuss than a few raised eyebrows.

Here are some of the biggest faux pas made by the royals.

1. Princess Diana turned a choker given to her by the queen into a headband

Charles, Prince of Wales with Diana, Princess of Wales, who’s wearing a green satin evening dress designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel and an emerald necklace as a headband, during a gala dinner dance at the Southern Cross Hotel in 1985, in Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Wire

Princess Diana once wore a wedding gift choker as a headband, resulting in reported tension with the monarch.

It was at a 1985 gala dinner in Australia with her then-husband Prince Charles, that Princess Diana put a new twist on the piece of heirloom jewellery. It given to her as a wedding gift by the queen, according to Woman & Home.

The emerald choker reportedly once belonged to Queen Mary and was a part of the Crown Jewel collection before it came into Princess Diana’s possession.

However, the publication reported that royal commentator Debora Attanasio told Marie Claire Italia the queen was “very irritated” to learn that Diana styled it as a headband.

2. Princess Diana’s now-iconic wedding dress was infamously creased

Diana, Princess of Wales, in her wedding dress. Photo: PA