Overview

• Princess Anne debuted a glamorous side-bun chignon at the July 8 state banquet at Windsor Castle during President Macron’s state visit, breaking her mid-1980s bouffant tradition.
• The new hairstyle closely mirrored the twisted bun she wore in her 23rd-birthday portrait by Patrick Lichfield when she first received the Festoon Tiara in 1973.
• She completed the look with the Diamond Festoon Tiara, a gift from the Worldwide Shipping Group that has remained a royal favorite for over five decades.
• Senior royals’ coordinated white ensembles at the banquet honored the French tricolour and underscored the diplomatic symbolism of the three-day visit.
• Royal observers and style editors immediately noted the rare change as a departure from Anne’s efficient, no-nonsense hair routine