Turning heads at Royal Ascot last weekfor their chic attire and stylish hats were the royal family’s reigning sister act:Princess BeatriceandPrincess Eugenie.
While they could have the pick of any stylists in the industry, they turn to someone much closer to home when it comes to their fashion choices: their mom,Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York.
“She loves fashion and has strong opinions on what the girls should wear,” Charlie Anderson, former stylist to Beatrice, 29, and Eugenie, 28, tells PEOPLE, adding, “The Duchess looked amazing at Ascot, as did both of the girls.”
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These days, “I think they are mostly getting it right,” says Anderson, who is now a full-time yoga teacher. “I think they have got more daring, although they have both always been quite daring and they seem to be getting to know themselves better — plus remember, they do have to adhere to certain rules especially when they are with the Queen, likewearing tights.”
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Eugenie, who isset to wed fiancé Jack Brooksbank in October, “tends to like more fitted, 1960s shapes, where as Beatrice likes flounce and floral pieces,” says Anderson. “I think Beatrice has a good eye; she’s been wearing some fabulous pieces over the last few years — she makes daring choices, whereas I think Eugenie is a little more refined in her choices.”
Neither royal hesitates to borrow clothes rather than buy. “I dressed them in borrowed labels like couture Elie Saab, but we borrowed across the board — it was never about what things cost, it was just what worked for them,” says Anderson.
As for therecent royal weddingof first cousinPrince Harry, Beatrice more than surpassed her previous royal wedding look, says Anderson:. “I really loved the Stephen Jones headband that she wore — it was quite edgy because it wasn’t a ‘hat hat,’ but I loved it.”
source: people.com
