Overview
- On Dec. 3, the Princess of Wales appeared with straightened hair as she and Prince William greeted German President Frank‑Walter Steinmeier and first lady Elke Büdenbender at Heathrow Airport.
- The look marked a departure from her usual curls or waves when she wears her hair down, according to observers.
- Later at Windsor Castle, she removed her hat during a Royal Collection viewing in the Green Drawing Room, where her straight hair fell forward more visibly.
- Coverage also revisited her briefly lighter tone from earlier this year, with the Daily Mail reporting she told actor Su Pollard that her hair had gone lighter in the sunshine.
- Cosmopolitan noted Daily Mail sourcing that cited stylist Sarah Gadston attributing the lighter shade to sun exposure during a holiday in Greece.