Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana, Meghan Markle and More Royals Wearing Bold Lipstick
The royal family like to make a color statement. The Queen is, of course, justifiably famous for her technicolor monochrome outfits, but the rest of the royal ladies are no strangers to bold and brilliant shades either. And yet, for all the color that appears in the royal wardrobes, when it comes to their beauty routines, the royal family tends to favor beauty products in neutral shades and subdued looks, like Princess Beatrice's favorite your-eyelashes-but-better mascara and the sheer nail polish that the Queen reportedly loves. The one exception? Lipstick. For decades, the royal ladies have been swiping on some serious shades of lipstick to accent all of their styles, and here, just a few examples of their pout prowess.
A consummate lipstick pro from way back, Princess Margaret sported a red shade along with her Girl Guides uniform.
Proving that sometimes more is more, Princess Diana selected a fuchsia lipstick to go with an electric pink and red brocade outfit.
The Queen took her love of monochrome to the next level at the Queen's Cup Final polo match in 2005 with a lipstick to match her hot pink outfit.
At The Serpentine Gallery Summer Party in 2014, Princess Beatrice (seen here with her sister Princess Eugenie) paired a red lip with a summery white dress.
To celebrate King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain's first official state visit to England in 2017, Princess Anne chose a dynamic shade of crimson for her lips.
Margaret continued her trend of bold lip looks for her wedding to Antony Armstrong-Jones.
Princess Eugenie created an evening look for a party in London in 2017 with a scarlet lip.
For King George Day at Ascot, Queen Elizabeth selected a seafoam hat and coat combo paired with a magenta lip.
Princess Anne understands the art of keeping it simple, a la this teal outfit and cerise lipstick she wore to the Afghanistan Operational Service Medals parade in 2013.
Shortly before she and Prince Harry started dating, Meghan Markle donned a rich red lip for an event celebrating her show Suits.
Princess Margaret made a real color statement at Kew Gardens, in 1991.
At a state reception in Melbourne in 1988 Princess Diana accented a dramatic red dress with a glossy, brick red lip.
For one of her final appearance as a working royal at The Endeavour Fund Awards, Meghan chose a bold red lip to set off her brilliant turquoise dress.
In a daring bit of color mixing, the Queen paired this peach outfit with a strawberry lipstick.
A classic red lip is always a good choice. Just ask Princess Beatrice, who wore the look to an exhibition at the V&A in 2015.
When your accessories stand out this much (including the State Diadem) you need a lip color that can compete.
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Two for one: Princess Margaret and Princess Diana both opted for intensely pigmented lipsticks for a banquet in honor of Italian President Francesco Cossiga in 1990.
Princess Anne looked elegant in navy and a red lip in London in 1994.
Shortly after the birth of her daughter, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, Princess Margaret showed off her newborn along with her husband Lord Snowdon and son, Viscount Linley while sporting a pink outfit and hat and matching lipstick.
Before they married in 2018, Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank attended a party in London, for which Eugenie wore a floral dress and dusty pink lipstick.
This violet-red lipstick looked luxe paired with Princess Anne's emerald Royal Ascot look in 2017.
In 2019, Prince Harry and Meghan (then pregnant with baby Archie) attended a performance of Cirque du Soleil. For the event, Meghan wore a raspberry lip to accent her smoky eye makeup.
Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana, Meghan Markle and More Royals Wearing Bold Lipstick
The royal family like to make a color statement. The Queen is, of course, justifiably famous for her technicolor monochrome outfits, but the rest of the royal ladies are no strangers to bold and brilliant shades either. And yet, for all the color that appears in the royal wardrobes, when it comes to their beauty routines, the royal family tends to favor beauty products in neutral shades and subdued looks, like Princess Beatrice's favorite your-eyelashes-but-better mascara and the sheer nail polish that the Queen reportedly loves. The one exception? Lipstick. For decades, the royal ladies have been swiping on some serious shades of lipstick to accent all of their styles, and here, just a few examples of their pout prowess.
Even the royals love a bright lip look.
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