£225 velvet bow-band by Jennifer Behr, a New York designer famed for her luxe hair accessories. Beatrice Borromeo, wife of Pierre Casiraghi, was the third Monaco royal to do a Kate, pairing her neat Dior tailoring with a burgundy hairband.
The headband trend crystallises how closely aligned fashion and regal dressing have now become. Classic elegance reads as elevated rather than dowdy - royals from Tatiana and Beatrice to Kate are dream clients for big brands.
The look effortlessly marries the historic grandeur of a Holbein portrait with the polished-with-a-twist aesthetic which makes royals look at once appropriate and modern today.
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