18 most expensive British royal fashion items, ranked: from Meghan Markle’s Armani on Oprah and Princess Beatrice’s Philip Treacy fascinator, to Kate Middleton’s Alexander McQueen wedding dress

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Mar 24 , 2022

Discover some of the most expensive outfits worn by British royals. Photos: EPA-EFE; @oprahdaily, @the.guards, @princesseugenie/Instagram

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Princess Beatrice wore a Philip Treacy fascinator at Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding, while Princess Eugenie wore an Erdem dress for her engagement

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When you’re a royal, you have access to some of the hottest fashion on the planet, and also some of the most expensive.

Here are some of the priciest outfits British royals have ever worn, ranked from smallest to biggest price tag …

18. Kate Middleton served beer in a US$2,480 Missoni dress

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pulls a pint of beer as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge looks on during a visit to Empire Music Hall Belfast in February 2019, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Photo: Wire

The Duchess of Cambridge and wife of Prince William wore this US$2,480 Missoni metallic lurex midi dress on a 2019 trip to Ireland while casually serving a beer. The dress is currently sold out on Net-a-Porter.

17. Princess Beatrice’s Philip Treacy fascinator cost around US$3,300

Princess Beatrice of York arrives at Westminster Abbey for the wedding ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton in London, Britain in April 2011. Photo: PA

Princess Beatrice’s memorable fascinator, which she wore at Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding in 2011, became known as the “toilet seat hat”. It was a custom Philip Treacy design with an estimated US$3,300 price tag, according to People. Beatrice later auctioned off the hat for charity, and it sold for a whopping US$131,000.

16. Meghan Markle wore a US$3,490 Oscar de la Renta dress in 2021

Prince Harry and Meghan at a Spotify event in 2021. Photo: Spotify

The lemon-print Oscar de la Renta dress is available at Saks Fifth Avenue for US$3,490. She paired the dress with simple gold jewellery and wore her hair in waves during her first appearance since announcing her second pregnancy.