The 50 Best Royal Floral Outfits of All Time
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Emily Burack, Meg DonohueSun, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM UTC
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While British royal women often wear monochromatic outfits, they don’t shy away from a floral print. Princess Diana, in typical '80s fashion, loved big, bold blooms, while Kate Middleton, now the Princess of Wales, has favored delicate, nature-inspired prints. During her lifetime, Queen Elizabeth, ever the fan of floral prints, sported vibrant flower-covered ensembles, and even Meghan Markle, who loves neutrals, has dipped her toe into floral looks. As spring begins, take a look back at 50 iconic moments when the royals wore floral prints.
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Princess Diana looked chic in a Donald Campbell dress paired with a long blazer and pearl choker when she and Prince Charles left for their honeymoon in August 1981.
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The then-Duchess of Cambridge stunned in a light blue and pink shirt dress at a “Back to Nature” event in June 2019.
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A young Queen Elizabeth posed in a pink- and red-flowered dress paired with matching white accessories while on a 1975 trip to Mexico.
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In an apt outfit to visit RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival, Sophie wore a pale blue dress with florals and fauna.
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While on a royal visit to Belize in 2022, Kate chose this smocked, blue floral dress.
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Meghan stepped out in a green floral dress at a 2018 engagement.
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In 2023, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh attended a military performance in a white and blue midi dress.
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A young Princess Margaret opted to wear a fuzzy cream cardigan over her shoulders for a 1955 polo tournament at Great Windsor Park.
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In 1978, Anne wore this flowing white gown with orange flowers to an event at the Dorchester Hotel.
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Diana belted a shin-length pencil skirt, and paired it with a collared sailor blouse for a polo match in Cirencester in June 1985.
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Rainy weather made Kate’s Prada poppy dress pop.
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For King Charles’s coronation, his niece Lady Louise Windsor wore a Suzannah London dress featuring a delicate iris pattern.
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Shortly after announcing her first pregnancy in October 2018, Meghan Markle visited the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji. She wore a tiered red and purple maxi dress, black espadrilles, and traditional honorary garb.
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Diana’s gown at a 1989 London film premiere is the perfect example of black tie floral.
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In January 2018, Princess Eugenie opted for a cap-sleeve dress by Erdem for photos announcing her engagement to Jack Brooksbank.
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Diana looked pretty in pink in this Belville Sassoon patterned dress while in Australia in 1983.
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William and Kate brought their children, Princess Charlotte and Prince George, to the first day of school at Thomas’s Battersea in London in September 2019. The Duchess wore a pink, white, and navy daisy-printed dress with a belt and pointed toe flats.
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The Duchess of Edinburgh opted for a darker floral dress at a homecoming parade in 2024.
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In July 2010, the Queen attended the unveiling of a statue of herself in Winnipeg, Canada. She wore a pink dress with bright yellow roses and a vibrant hat to the event.
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During her state visit to Nigeria, Diana wore a Catherine Walker floral long dress for a banquet in Lagos.
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Kate Middleton picked this flowing dress in a pastel color palette and espadrille wedges to visit The Nook, a hospice facility for children, in June 2020.
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Kate Middleton and Queen Elizabeth II are pictured here walking around the “Back to Nature” garden at the May 2019 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The Queen donned bright green and purple hues. Kate’s navy dress featured small yellow accents.
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One of Princess Diana’s most iconic outfits—she wore it numerous times—featured vibrant flowers on a blue background.
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In July 2019, Princess Eugenie attended an anti-modern slavery event at Westminster Abbey. She's shown here arriving in a v-neck dress covered in golden blooms.
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While at Garter Day 2023, Sophie was ready for spring and summer in a sleeveless pink and green floral dress.
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In Trinidad in 1958, Princess Margaret wore a balloon-skirt floral midi.
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In 2016, the then-Duchess of Cambridge wore this pale pink floral silk dress by Kate Spade.
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While hosting U.S. President Joe Biden in 2021, Queen Elizabeth chose this brightly patterned pink dress (and matching hat!).
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Princess Margaret wore a polka dot-clad dress with a cinched waist and draped neckline for the Queen Mother's 90th birthday celebration in August 1990. A parasol and strappy heels completed the look.
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Princess Margaret wasn’t the only royal who chose floral for the birthday. The Queen and Princess Diana also opted for patterned dresses. They’re shown here with Prince Edward, the Queen Mother, and Prince Charles.
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The Princess of Wales chose a flowing light blue dress with a subtle floral pattern for a 2023 polo match.
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For Diana and Charles’s wedding rehearsal at St. Paul’s, Diana chose a blue floral dress.
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At Royal Ascot 2025, Sophie went for bold, abstract florals.
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During a 1990 trip to Nigeria, Diana chose a pink-and-white floral patterned Paul Costelloe dress.
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While pregnant with Prince Archie, the Duchess of Sussex chose a bump-hugging floral dress from Brock Collection.
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Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie both wore dark florals to a book party hosted by Louis Vuitton in November 2017.
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During her Silver Jubilee tour of New Zealand in 1977, Queen Elizabeth wore a coordinating green and white floral look.
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In October 2017, Kate chose this pale pink dress which featured floral appliqués.
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In With Love, Meghan, one of Meghan’s standout outfits was this Ralph Lauren dress with subtle florals.
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Only Diana could make this bright yellow dress (paired with a neon blue hat and heels) work.
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Eugenie picked a flowery blue dress with pops of yellow at Ascot Racecourse in June 2018.
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While in Guadalcanal Island, Kate chose a strapless, pink patterned dress—a nod to the local fashion.
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Princess Margaret’s embroidered dress stood out at a 1990 event.
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While meeting Frank Sinatra in California, Queen Elizabeth chose a white dress with embroidered orange flowers on top.
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In May 2021, Meghan Markle wore this poppy-printed Carolina Herrera dress for an appearance in Global Citizen's Vax Live concert.
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Florals can also be black tie: Kate chose this gown for an event at the National Portrait Gallery in 2019.
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While attending the Royal Society’s 350th Anniversary Convocation at the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth chose a patterned blue floral dress.
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The florals on Anne’s dress matched her hat during an event in Gambia, 1984.
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Beatrice wore a Richard Quinn caped gown to Vogue World in 2023.
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The Queen Mother never shied from a print, like here in June 1968 at a horse racing event.
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