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The Kate Effect, Diana's iconic looks, royal jewellery, and the fashion stories that captivate the world.
The most storied jewels of Diana, Princess of Wales: the sapphire engagement ring now worn by Catherine, her signature pearl choker, and the Spencer tiara.
Sixteen days, four countries, more than seventy engagements: how Meghan Markle really dressed for her first royal tour, outfit by outfit, back in 2018.
As autumn draws in, the great British perfume houses come into their own. A guide to the warming woods, ambers and spices, and the scents fit for a royal autumn.
From a New Zealand rainforest to a Manhattan baby shower, Meghan Markle's off-duty uniform keeps returning to one label: Adidas. Here is the full trainer story.
Meghan Markle's longtime makeup artist swears by a $12 drugstore balm, not a highlighter, for her signature dewy glow. Here's how the Aquaphor trick works.
Long after the veil came off, Meghan's Stella McCartney reception dress remains one of the most quietly radical outfits a royal bride has ever worn.
From military dress uniform to relaxed California casual: how Prince Harry's style has evolved over the years, and how to get his easy, understated look.
Meghan Markle's christening style for Archie's 2019 Dior look, decoded: the silhouette, the palette and the styling formula any godparent can borrow.
How to dress for a country weekend the royal way: the tweed, the cashmere, the wax jacket and the boots that make up the perfect autumn weekend wardrobe.
From a Cartier Love bracelet to an indie diamond hex cuff, the full jewellery edit from Meghan's Netflix series, and how she layers heirloom with new names.
The tailors and menswear houses that dress the King, from Savile Row suits and Jermyn Street shirts to Barbour and Scottish knitwear. How to build a royal wardrobe.
Long before the wedding, the titles or the Netflix cameo, Meghan Markle was naming her favourite skincare in print. The brand has barely changed since: Tatcha.
A tweed blazer, a pie-crust blouse and a beloved pillbox hat at Crathie Kirk: the story behind royal tweed style and the heritage countryside wardrobe it belongs to.
Real, budget-friendly dupes for the Trilogy rosehip oil, the oxygen cream and the dewy make-up linked to the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Sussex.
A £245 brown pillbox from Lock & Co, worn to parades, weddings and now a Sunday service at Balmoral: the story of the Princess of Wales's most repeated hat.
The secret to Meghan Markle's dewy glow is no secret at all: it is Tatcha. Here are the skincare products the Duchess of Sussex is documented to love, and how to use them.
From stiff early suits to a sharp, confident modern wardrobe: how Prince William's style has evolved into that of a future king, with a little help from Catherine.
Western Spirit has landed at Penelope Chilvers. Here's what's actually worth buying for the change of season, plus how to get 15% off your first order.
The story of royal tartan: the Balmoral tartan designed by Prince Albert, the Royal Stewart, and the Highland style the royal family wears in Scotland.
The rose-and-jasmine scent Sophie chose for her 1999 wedding day, the notes inside the bottle, and why her pick broke with royal fragrance tradition.
The great British accessory houses with royal ties: Fulton, maker of the Queen’s birdcage umbrella; Dents, glovemaker to coronations; and the hatters of Lock & Co.
How the royals dress for the turn of the season: the trench, the cashmere layer, the wax jacket and the boots that carry a royal autumn wardrobe from city to country.
The finest British cashmere comes from the Scottish mills: the royal-warrant knitwear the family layers up in, and how to buy a jumper for life.
Zara Tindall's equestrian country style: the British sporting brands the Olympic medallist and the practical royals wear best.
Nineteen boots went into the End of Season Sale and eight have already gone. The seven still standing that are worth your money, from £75.
Queen Victoria bought Balmoral in 1852 and the court has left town every autumn since. The case for following them, and for the British boot-maker who understands the country weekend.
The British brands behind the royal children's wardrobe, from Amaia to Rachel Riley, and the high-low mix that makes Kate's children so well dressed.
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, is the royal family's quiet style icon: the British designers she loves and the understated elegance that defines her.
Starting university or your first job? The British heritage brands to build a buy-once city wardrobe, from the perfect coat to the bag that lasts.
The great British perfume houses that scent the royal court: Floris, perfumer since 1730, Penhaligon's and the fragrances the royals wear.
The best British handbags worth the money: from the Strathberry tote that sold out on Meghan to the Cambridge Satchel, all made to last.
The royals mix designer with the high street, from Kate's £29.50 M&S trainers to the affordable British brands that get the royal-approved look.
What to wear to Royal Ascot, a summer wedding or the races: the British occasionwear brands and dress-code know-how to get it right.
The British jewellery brands behind the royals' everyday sparkle: the demi-fine names Kate, Meghan and the well-dressed set actually wear.
What does Kate Middleton wear? The accessible British brands the Princess of Wales has made famous, and how to get her polished look.
The British countryside wardrobe the royals live in: the wax jackets, wellies, boots and layers that dress a weekend in the shires.
From the white-floral scent she wore down the aisle to the Jo Malone bottle rumoured to be her everyday favourite: the fragrances behind the Princess of Wales.
From the rosehip oil that sold a bottle every 20 seconds to Meghan's dewy glow: a look at the royal beauty products behind two very different signatures.
Dress codes, hats and the art of the elegant wedding guest: how to borrow the polish of the royal front row for your next summer invitation.
How the Princess of Wales's country style, and boots she has worn for 20 years, turned buy-well-keep-forever into her quiet signature.
How the Duchess of Sussex's fashion grew from sharp British royal tailoring into a softer, sun-warmed California wardrobe, and her own As Ever label.
How royal women, above all Queen Elizabeth II, used brooches to honour their hosts and send quiet messages: the stories behind the most famous royal brooches.
When the Princess of Wales wears something, it can sell out within minutes. Inside the gentle, powerful phenomenon that British fashion calls the Kate Effect.
When they are worn, why they are so often borrowed, and what makes a tiara the most romantic jewel in the royal box.
From the gown that made white the rule to Diana's fairytale train: the royal wedding dresses that changed fashion forever.
St Edward's Crown, the Imperial State Crown, the Sovereign's Sceptre and Orb: a warm guide to the Crown Jewels, the stones inside them and where to see them.
The Lover's Knot, the Diamond Diadem, "Granny's tiara" and the Fringe: four jewels whose histories are really the history of a family.
The royal and aristocratic view of jewellery has little to do with price, and everything to do with history, family and the quiet weight of an heirloom.
Smuggled out of a Russian palace in a Gladstone bag and sold to Queen Mary in exile: the extraordinary journey of one of the royal family's most travelled tiaras.
A sapphire treasured by two Princesses of Wales, a ring a prince designed himself, a rare Kashmir stone chosen in the woods: the romantic histories behind the most admired royal engagement rings.