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Bobbi Brown Credits Hannah Martin for Kate Middleton’s Royal-Wedding Makeup

The cosmetics founder says the DIY tale endured because brands typically kept royal beauty links private at the time.

Overview

  • Brown says she did not apply the makeup for the April 2011 wedding and identifies her U.K. artist Hannah Martin as the professional who did.
  • Kate wore Bobbi Brown Cosmetics for the ceremony despite earlier reports suggesting she handled the look herself after lessons.
  • The clarification surfaced in Brown’s new memoir, Still Bobbi, and in a Sept. 29 Breaking Beauty podcast interview.
  • Brown explains her company did not claim the look in 2011 because public crediting of royal clients was considered inappropriate then.
  • She says she received a thank-you note via a royal staffer, and coverage also notes hair by James Pryce and Richard Ward of the Richard Ward salon.