A lot of us might not think it's scandalous if a royal wears a wedding dress made by an American designer, but it's a big deal to some people. Let's take a look at the most scandalous outfits ever worn by royals.
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00:00It may not make much sense to us commoners, but the royal dress code is serious business,
00:05with many spoken and unspoken rules about what's appropriate and what's a faux pas.
00:09Here are just a few of the most inappropriate outfits ever worn by the British royal family.
00:14Princess Eugenie married her longtime love, Jack Brooksbank, at St. George's Chapel in Windsor
00:18Castle on October 12, 2018. Like all royal weddings, it was an opulent, star-studded affair,
00:24and a fashion lover's dream. Unsurprisingly, Eugenie's wedding dress was absolutely stunning,
00:29and largely uncontroversial. But her second wedding dress of the day,
00:32worn during the reception, raised a few eyebrows. Cosmopolitan reported that her
00:37first break from royal tradition was opting for a gown by Zac Posen, an American designer rather
00:42than a British one. Even more controversial was the fact that her gown was blush pink rather than
00:46the traditional white or ivory. Though she likely ruffled a few royal family feathers, she looked
00:51absolutely radiant in both dresses. Kudos to Eugenie for taking a big fashion risk.
00:56Kate Middleton has been a staple of the royal family for so long
01:00that it's difficult to recall a time when she wasn't Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
01:04However, before Middleton married Prince William in a real-life fairy tale ceremony,
01:08she was just a regular college-going gal, hanging with friends and strutting her stuff on a catwalk.
01:13Yep, while she never pursued a career in modeling, Middleton did lend her good looks
01:17to the 2002 annual Don't Walk charity fashion show. Wearing a see-through dress by designer
01:22Charlotte Todd with only a black bra and underwear set underneath, the future Duchess
01:26of Cambridge looked every bit the part of a supermodel as she confidently glided down the
01:30runway. As it happens, Prince William was sitting in the front row, and he was reportedly blown
01:34away by the brunette beauty's daring. It's likely no one thought the girl in the see-through dress
01:39at the fashion show would marry into the royal family less than 10 years later, but Middleton
01:43is full of surprises. These days, the closest she gets to a fashion faux pas is wearing the
01:48same dress over and over, as Cosmo reported in 2016 about this little lilac number. There's an
01:53unspoken celebrity rule against recycling looks, but with a dress this fantastic, who cares?
01:59Ever since her days as a Hollywood starlet, Meghan Markle has been totally slaying the fashion game.
02:03And while some of her royal fashion choices have come as a shock to those who prefer tradition
02:07over change, they have yet to disappoint style-wise. This American actress turned
02:12Duchess of Sussex doesn't give the impression of an untouchable, highfalutin royal. Instead,
02:16she genuinely seems like she could be your BFF. But this relatable royal makes mistakes,
02:21just like the rest of us. Case in point, in October 2018, photographers captured the new
02:25bride and expectant mother wearing a bold red midi dress while stepping off a flight with
02:30Prince Harry in Tonga. At first glance, everything looks business as usual, but a closer look reveals
02:35a tag still dangling from the bottom of the duchess' dress. Hey, we've all been there.
02:39And with the whirlwind year Markle has had, we think this slight oversight can certainly be forgiven.
02:45Princess Diana was arguably the most famous and beloved royal in modern history.
02:49Her legacy lives on through her humanitarian work, her sons, and, of course, her iconic
02:53fashion moments. One of those moments came on the heels of another quite iconic moment
02:57in the young princess' life. On June 29th, 1994, Princess Diana arrived to a Vanity Fair
03:02fundraising event wearing a midnight black, off-the-shoulder, curve-hugging cocktail dress
03:07with a plunging sweetheart neckline. The night of the fundraising event just so happened to
03:11also be the night Prince Charles admitted in a televised interview that he had been unfaithful
03:15in his marriage to Diana. Charles said he was a faithful husband until their marriage reached
03:19a breaking point.
03:20"...until it became irretrievably broken down."
03:25The timing led many to believe the little black dress was Diana's way of letting the
03:29world know she didn't need a prince. Diana's former stylist, Anna Harvey, recalled in 2013,
03:34"...Diana wanted to look like a million dollars. And she did."
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