The woman behind the Royal children’s impeccable style

telegraph.co.uk:

Sussexes have released a picture of baby Lilibet, taken by their now go-to photographer and friend Misan Harriman at her first birthday party at Frogmore Cottage.

It was an intimate celebration, but that image of the redheaded toddler with her mother’s smile generated coos across the globe.They may be living the American dream in Montecito, California, but Meghan and Harry turned to a British brand for the all-important party outfit – a £95 pale blue smocked top and bloomers set by Amaia Kids.

The label is a favourite with the Cambridge family too, and played an outsize role in the Jubilee celebrations: Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis both wore Amaia coats for the pageant on Sunday; Charlotte wore a different coat and a pair of shoes by Amaia on Saturday’s visit to Wales.“It's always an honour,” says the label’s founder, Amaia Arrieta, of seeing the young Royals in her designs. “It's a real high, because you never know when it’s going to happen.”With hand-smocked floral dresses, Peter Pan collared rompers and timeless knitwear, it’s easy to see the appeal.

They’re the kind of clothes worn by children in Arrieta’s native Spain, but she was living in London when she became pregnant with her first child back in 2002, and couldn’t find anything like that amidst the gaudy jersey that populated British childrenswear shops – so she decided to fill that gap in the market. “In Spain you have a huge offering at the mid-range price point,” she says. “Here you have the very high end, and the high street and nothing in the middle.”No surprise, then, that the Duchess of Cambridge became such a fan, and in 2014 dressed a 16-month-old Prince George in Amaia shorts for his Christmas portrait.