Glamour, style and elegance are all things that royal women want to exude when they step out for engagements and events.
And the ultimate sign that they have succeeded is when they are named on the list of the best dressed people in Britain.
This year, Princess Beatrice topped the prestigious poll by Tatler Magazine – 13 years after her she was mocked for her ‘pretzel’ hat at William and Kate’s wedding.
But she is not the first royal to reach those lofty fashion heights – Kate Middleton topped the list in 2022 and Meghan Markle was the winner in 2018, the year she married Prince Harry.
Lady Eliza Spencer and her sister Amelia were crowned the joint best dressed in 2021.
Annabel Elliot, Queen Camilla’s sister, was fifth on the list this year, whilst the late Queen Elizabeth placed 27th in 2018.
As for Lady Amelia Windsor, the granddaughter of the Duke of Kent, she placed 21st in 2018, second in 2019 and 12th in 2021.
Princess Beatrice – first place, 2024
2024: Princess Beatrice was named as the best-dressed person in Britain by Tatler this year. She has been praised for being ‘a beacon of sartorial elegance’. It is an amazing turnaround for the Princess, who was previously mocked for the Philip Treacy hat she wore to William and Kate’s wedding in 2011. The headpiece was likened to a pretzel and even a toilet seat. Above: Beatrice wows on day four of Royal Ascot in June in a green floral 1950s-style Emilia Wickstead creation
Princess Beatrice wears her elegant blush Reem Acra embellished gown alongside her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at the wedding reception of Crown Prince Al Hussein and Rajwa Alseif, June 2023
Annabel Elliot – fifth place, 2024
2024: Also on the list this year is Queen Camilla’s sister Annabel Elliot, who featured fifth. Above: Ms Elliot (left) outside Westminster Abbey following the Coronation ceremony of King Charles last year
Kate Middleton – first place, 2022
2022: Kate Middleton was crowned as best dressed two years ago. She is pictured here dazzling in a glitzy £2,500 floor-length gown by royal favourite The Vampire’s Wife as she attends an evening reception in Belize in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia Spencer – joint first place, 2021
2021: Princess Diana’s nieces Lady Eliza (left) and Lady Amelia Spencer placed joint first on Tater’s best dressed of the year list in 2021. Above: The two sisters wow in matching silver glittery outfits at the Leopard Awards at Goldsmith Hall in London in 2021
Lady Amelia Windsor – 12th place, 2021
Lady Kitty Spencer – second place, 2020
2020: Lady Kitty Spencer was second on Tatler’s list in 2020. At the Bulgari Barocco fashion show in September that year, she looked effortlessly chic in an extravagant sheer black gown which featured a corset top, full skirt and dot pattern
Princess Alexandra of Hanover – fifth place in 2020
2020: Princess Alexandra of Hanover, now 25, featured fifth in 2020. She is pictured at Paris Fashion Week in January that year wearing a tweed coat dress with sparkling gold and black toe boots
Lady Amelia Spencer – Eighth place, 2020
2020: Lady Amelia Spencer featured eighth on the list in 2020. Above: The daughter of Earl Spencer wows in a Dior checked green and black bustier gown and a pair of black leather boots at Paris Fashion Week in 2020
Meghan Markle – 28th place, 2020
2020: Meghan Markle was 28th on the list in 2020. Above: The Duchess of Sussex wears an exquisite caped dress by designer Emilia Wickstead and a matching hat by William Chambers as she attends the Commonwealth Day Service with Prince Harry in March that year. It was the couple’s final engagement before they stepped away from royal duties
Lady Amelia Windsor – second place, 2019
2019: Lady Amelia featured second on Tatler’s best dressed list in 2019. She was pipped to top spot by Cara Delevingne. Above: The model wears a bold animal print coat paired with chunky black heels and a brown handbag to a Forte Forte store launch in London, October 2019
Lady Kitty Spencer – 13th place, 2019
2019: Lady Kitty Spencer was 13th on Tatler’s list. Above: Wearing a glamorous gold gown at the Walpole British Luxury Awards at the Dorchester Hotel, November 2019
Princess Beatrice – 15th, 2019
2019: Princess Beatrice places 15th on the list as her fashion turnaround gathers pace. Above: Wearing a floral dress alongside husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at the wedding of Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon and Olympia Von Arco-Zinneberg in Paris, October 2019
Meghan Markle – first place, 2018
2018: Meghan Markle is crowned as Britain’s best dressed by Tatler. Above: With Prince Harry on their wedding day. Meghan chose an elegant £100,000 dress by Clare Waight Keller that took 3,900 hours to create
Queen Camilla – fourth place, 2018
2018: Camilla, then the Duchess of Cornwall, follows Meghan in fourth place. Above: Camilla wears a classy cream dress with matching shoes and hat at a service at Wesminster Abbey to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force, July 2018. She accessorised the look with a four-stranded pearl necklace
Kate Middleton – 10th place, 2018
2018: Kate Middleton places 10th on the list. Above: The then Duchess of Cambridge wearing an elegant dark forest green gown by British designer Jenny Packham, black heels and a matching clutch bag at the Bafta Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, 2018
Lady Amelia Windsor – 21st place, 2018
2018: Lady Amelia Windsor places 21st on the list. Above: The socialite shows off her tattoos in a glitzy pink and white Chanel mini dress at the Serpentine Summer Party
Countess of Snowdon – 25th place, 2018
2018: Serena, Countess of Snowdon, places 25th. Above: The Countess wears a cream coat dress and a white wide-rimmed hat as she walks beside her husband David Armstrong-Jones at Harry and Meghan’s wedding
