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12 Photos of Queen Elizabeth, Meghan Markle, and More Photos of Royals Wearing Wellies
The UK's reputation for rain is rooted in truth, and so the country's most famous residents, the royal family, know a little something about dressing for inclement weather. The Windsors are pros at managing umbrellas, topping off their ensembles with a classic Barbour coat, and navigating their duties while wearing Wellington boots.
Here, take a look back at the royals' best Wellie-clad rain looks.
October 30, 2018
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On a particularly rainy day during Meghan and Harry's royal tour of New Zealand, the Duchess sported a stylish pair of waterproof Muck Boots.
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October 30, 2018
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That same Day, Meghan participated in in a traditional "Wellie wanging contest," which involves tossing the boot as far as you can.
February 04, 2014
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Prince Charles sloshed through water in a pair of Hunter Argyll boots while visiting the village of Muchelney, which had been hard hit by flooding in February 2014.
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June 17, 2012
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At a charity polo match in 2012, Kate accessorized her suede jacket and jeans with a pair of Le Chameau boots (and a perfectly coiffed blowout).
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May 11, 2012
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Muddy grounds didn't stop the Queen from attending the Royal Windsor Horse Show back in 2012. She just put on some Wellies and was ready to go.
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December 05, 2008
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Camilla dressed for any sort of winter weather while on a walk with a pup at Sandringham.
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May 29, 2004
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Prince William, who appeared to be wearing a pair of Le Chameau Wellies, almost looked the part of a farmer in this photo taken at a Duchy Home Farm in Gloucestershire.
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December 10, 2000
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Prince William sported a pair of well-worn Wellies on his expedition to southern Chile.
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October 22, 1994
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Splashing through the River Gairn near Balmoral requires the sturdiest of Wellies. Here, Princes William and Harry make their way through the water alongside their nanny, Tiggy Legge-Bourke.
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June 06, 1987
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Princess Diana loved a matching moment for her boys. In this photo from a 1987 polo match, they're both wearing Barbour jackets and Wellies with frog faces.
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May 1981
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In this photo taken at Balmoral shortly before Charles and Diana's royal wedding, the soon-to-be Princess sports a classic green pair of Hunter boots.
Hunter has long been a favorite brand of the Windsors, and it currently holds two warrants, which are essentially royal seals of approval from the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.
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October 06, 1967
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Something about spending time at Balmoral seems to require a royal wardrobe of Wellington boots. Here's the Queen on a walk back in 1967.
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What Wellies Do The Royal Family Wear
In the UK we seem to get more than our fair share of wet weather. Thanks to the inclement weather we quite often see images of royal family members out and about in a pair of wellington boots. They all have their favourite brand of wellie boots, which they nearly always wear.
Below we reveal the brand and type of wellies the royal family wear
What brand of wellie boots does the Queen wear?
The Queen always wears black mid-height wellington boots.
We would expect the Queen’s boots to be Hunter wellies. As Hunter have received two Royal Warrants from the Queen, which recognises the company as a royal supplier. However in TV footage and photos, the Queen’s boots always appear to be unbranded and don’t look like any of the Hunter boots range. We don’t actually know what brand of wellies the Queen wears.
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What wellie boots does Prince Charles wear?
It’s not too often that we see the Charles, Prince of Wales in a pair of wellington boots. But when he does wear wellies they are usually Hunter Argyll boots. The boots are very easy to identify due to the red coloured rim at the top of the boot. Unlike other Hunter boots the logo on the front of the boots has ‘Argyll’ rather than ‘Hunter’
The Hunter Argyll are a classic work boot, made from a heavy duty rubber. They have a wider gusset than most wellington boots, so are ideal for people with wide calves.
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What wellies does Prince William wear?
Price William wears Le Chameau boots, the same brand of wellington boots as his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge. The boots are from the Le Chameau Vierzon range and probably the more expensive, neoprene lined Vierzonord boots.
Le Chameau, make excellent wellies. So its no surprise to see the royal’s wearing them. Read our full review of the Vierzonord wellies
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What wellies does the Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton) wear?
Even before joining the royal family, Kate Middleton would wear Le Chameau Vierzonord Boots. She continues to wear these boots as a royal. She has been spotted wearing her favourite Le Chameau Vierzonord wellies whilst on official royal duty and in her private life. Find out more about Le Chameau Vierzonord in our review.
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What wellies does Prince Harry wear?
Prince Harry’s preferred wellington boots are Le Chameau Vierzon or Vierzonord. The same boots that his sister in law and brother wear.
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What wellies does the Meghan Markle wear?
Meghan Markle (the Duchess of Sussex) is not quite so dedicated to a single brand of wellie, like the other royals. Meghan has most often been seen wearing black Hunter Originals, but on at least one occasion she has also worn Muck Boots
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The Royal Family's Favorite Brand: How the Windsors Wear Hunter Wellington Boots
Prince Charles, February 2014; Lady Diana Spencer, May 1981; Duchess Camilla, November 2006
The royal family's shoe favorites range from luxury brands like Manolo Blahnik and Aquazzura to more democratic brands that create practical everyday pieces.
Among them, the most famous, no doubt, enjoy Hunter. Manufacturers of rubber boots have managed to establish their products as real "English classics", which are equally liked by rock legends, street style stars, and Her Majesty's relatives. nine0003
Princess Diana
Prince Charles and his fiancée Lady Diana Spencer dog Harvey at Craigowan Lodge in Balmoral, Scotland on May 6, 1981
Lady Diana Spencer was photographed wearing the iconic wellington green wellington boots shortly before their castle at Balmoral Charles wedding in 1981. The prince's chosen one was wearing high-waisted grassy trousers, a turtleneck and a pink sweater with a multi-colored pattern. This is one of the most memorable images of Miss Spencer, which imprinted her youthful style with notes of naivety and clear English handwriting. nine0003
Princess Diana at the Rothesay Highland Games on the Isle of Bute, Scotland
22 August 1987
The Princess of Wales was later seen wearing the same green boots as she made her way through the mud to the Highland Games viewpoint on the Isle of Bute.
Her Highness wore a romantic plaid Blackwatch gown with white lace collar and cuffs. When she reached the dry lawn, Diana changed her boots for dress shoes with tiny heels.
Prince Charles
Prince Charles walks with farmers from Penbedw Farm in North Wales, 4 March 1999
In 1999, the Crown Prince was photographed in North Wales on an afternoon walk with local farmers. At Penbedw Farm, Welshsky showed up in his favorite double-breasted coat and black hunters with contrasting burgundy piping without fasteners.
The Prince of Wales after visiting the flood-hit village of Muchelney near Langport
4 February 2014
A decade and a half later, His Highness again appeared in the same black pair in public. Visiting flood victims in Somerset, Charles donned a plaid gray jacket, sand-colored corduroy trousers and trusty Hunter boots.
The Duchess Camilla
The Duchess of Cornwall walks with friends after dinner near Sandringham, December 5, 2008
The Duchess of Cornwall is a real icon of European country style.
Once she was captured in the company of her friends during a December walk in the Sandringham area. All the ladies were wearing windproof jackets, plaid scarves, brown trousers and sturdy rubber boots. nine0003
Duchess Camilla walking her dog outside Sandringham House
November 24, 2006
Another time Camilla was walking her dog in jeans, a waxed jacket, her favorite faux fur hat and the same boots.
Princess Anne
Princess Anne at the Royal Horse Show in Windsor, Berkshire, England May 12, 1984
What could be better than a Windsor Horse Trials hoodie, rain jacket and green hunters? Princess Anne completed the set with a shirt and light-colored trousers, adding elegance to her equestrian attire. nine0003
Princess Anne at the triathlon in Gatcombe
March 26, 2006
The Princess Royal seems to prefer zip-up designs that are tighter on the leg and look more like horseback riding boots. With them, Anna wears waterproof jackets and hats with a visor.
In this form, the hostess of the competition in Gatcombe appears before the guests of her estate.
The Duchess Meghan
While chatting with Oprah Winfrey in the garden, the Duchess of Sussex was pictured wearing a practical khaki jacket and matching $180 Hunter tall wellies. Also on Megan, who showed the TV host her son's chicken coop, were jeans and a white top. nine0003
Peter Phillips
Peter, Autumn, Savannah and Isla Phillips watch the Gatcombe Horse Trials at the Gatcombe Horse Trials at Gatcombe Park, Minchinhampton on September 21, 2013
This family photo shows Peter and Autumn Phillips with their two daughters The Queen's grandson is clearly visible in Hunter's brown rubber boots with the straps unbuttoned.
Prince Andrew
Prince Andrew and Duchess Sarah watching the cross country race at Windsor
May 14, 1988
Of course, the iconic rubber boots go well with the Barbour jackets that the Windsors also love.
The best proof of this is the set of Prince Andrew at the Windsor Horse Show in 1988.
Lady Gabriella Windsor
Lady Gabriella Windsor at the Jerudong Trophy match in Cirencester Park Polo Club in Sirensester, June 25, 2016
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Wedding with Prince Philip, 1947
It's hard to imagine that the whole country saved up for the wedding dress of the heir to the British throne.
However, in 1947, when Great Britain, along with the Allies, was experiencing the consequences of the Second World War, this did not cause controversy. The royal family, like its subjects, lived on coupons issued by the government, which pursued a course of austerity and tried to prevent the senseless spending of public funds. But the British, tired of the crushing tragedy, wanted a big holiday, which could be a royal wedding that was originally striving for asceticism. Brides from all over the country donated hundreds of coupons to Princess Lilibet (as the future queen was called by relatives) to sew a luxurious wedding dress. However, she could not use them: the policy of the Labor Party prohibited the transfer of funds to third parties. nine0003
Against the background of the excitement around the upcoming celebration, the government nevertheless allocated an additional 200 coupons to the bride. For them, Elizabeth ordered several meters of the finest silk (certainly created by Chinese silkworms, and not "enemy" Japanese or Italian ones), as well as 10 thousand pearls delivered from the USA.
Of these, Norman Hartnell, who at that time created outfits for the Queen Mother, and after the coronation of Elizabeth was assigned to her as an official tailor, sewed an ivory dress with a figured neckline and floral embroidery, largely inspired by Sandro Botticelli's painting "Spring" . She completed the look with a five-metre sheer tulle veil, Rayne satin pumps and a diamond-fringed tiara formerly owned by Elizabeth's grandmother, Mary of Teck. The whole work took two months and 350 craftswomen, two of whom the Canadian writer Jennifer Robson dedicated the book "Queen's Dress". A Romance of a Royal Wedding and Beyond was published by Inspiria this spring. nine0003
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Trooping The Colour, 1947 debut
In 1947, 21-year-old Princess Lilibet accompanied her father, King George VI, to his official birthday parade on horseback. The tradition was invented by King George II, who was born in November, but decided that this was not the most serene month for a large-scale celebration.
The monarch appointed another day for this, by decree giving the same opportunity to his successors. For George VI, this was the second Thursday in June, and for his daughter, who later took the throne, it was the second Saturday in June. From reaching the age of majority and until the first gray hairs, Elizabeth II put on the red uniform of the guards regiment almost every year with the medals she received before becoming queen, saddled a horse and held a review of young officers. And I must say that in a men's uniform, especially of the old model - more ascetic, architectural and fitted, coupled with leather gloves and a cap, she looked very organic. nine0003
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Tour of Canada, 1951
A year before the British phrase "the king is dead, long live the queen", George VI instructed his Lilibet to travel to Canada with her husband. Hardy Amis, a Savile Row fashion designer who later became Elizabeth's other official tailor, put together an impressive wardrobe for her, with mink coats, lace dresses, diamond tiaras and hats replacing them at less formal occasions.
Buckingham Palace was in a hurry to present the future queen in the most favorable light, including fashionable. However, those who read the morning papers for the sake of not so much news as photographs were most impressed by an unobvious and utilitarian thing: a long, voluminous cape, worn for additional protection from a downpour. Under it, Lilibet hid a jacket and a protocol-length skirt below the knees. But then, as now, in light of the return of the cape to fashion, did anyone care? nine0003
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Photo shoot at Balmoral Castle, 1952
In the 1950s, Elizabeth's outfits were not yet blinding, either because of the properties of photographic film, or because of the more relaxed wardrobe of the princess, who then could only dress for myself. For an official photo shoot at the family residence, the Scottish castle of Balmoral, she put on a set of pale turquoise: a fitted single-breasted jacket with three large buttons and a pleated skirt just below the knee length, which can be imagined on a girl of the 21st century.
Solemnity of the image was given by a sapphire brooch with two rows of diamonds, which, along with the wedding diadem, Elizabeth got from her grandmother. Maria Tekskaya bought the jewelry after the death of the Russian Empress Maria Feodorovna, who, in turn, received it as a gift for her wedding to Emperor Alexander III from her sister Alexandra of Denmark. The latter was the wife of the British King Edward VII and the mother-in-law of Mary of Teck. Therefore, we can say that the brooch, having completed a long circle, finally returned to the Windsor dynasty. nine0003
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Coronation, 1953
Elizabeth was so pleased with Norman Hartnell's wedding dress that she ordered a dress from Norman Hartnell for the second most important event of her life - the coronation. However, she expressed a desire to fully control the process, so she held eight consultations before settling on the final version. It was a dress with a heart-shaped neckline, flared skirt and embroidered symbols of Great Britain and the Commonwealth countries: maple leaves of Canada, sheaves of ears of Pakistan, lotuses of South Africa, as well as English roses, Welsh leeks, Irish shamrocks and Scottish thistles.
The designs, which six embroiderers worked on for 3,000 hours, were embroidered in gold on white satin and set with diamonds, crystals, pearls, amethysts and pink gemstones. nine0003
Equally laborious was the silk-lined purple robe, echoing the crown of the British Empire, smuggled into Buckingham Palace a few days before the celebration so that its culprit could get used to the headdress's heavy weight. Elizabeth was entrusted with a double responsibility: the ascension of the monarch to the throne was broadcast live for the first time, which was watched by a total of 27 million people. However, there was a detail in the image that only the young queen knew about at that time: Hartnell embroidered a quatrefoil on the left side of the dress - for good luck and a long reign that has been going on for 70 years. nine0003
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Meeting with the Kennedys at Buckingham Palace, 1961
Elizabeth II prepared for the visit of the new US president almost as carefully as for the coronation.
The thing is that John F. Kennedy was accompanied on the trip by his wife Jacqueline, the “divine and frighteningly smart” first lady, as the Duke of Edinburgh described her in the TV series The Crown. “I don’t want to feel second-class,” the on-screen Elizabeth declared at a meeting with a tailor who prepared for her a blue tulle dress with straps. By the standards of British fashion of that time, the outfit was considered luxurious and progressive, but as soon as an American guest appeared in Buckingham Palace, dressed by French couturiers, mothballs wafted from the image of Elizabeth. According to photographer Cecil Beaton, neither the royal dress nor Jacqueline Kennedy's hairstyle impressed. Prince Philip also called the image old-fashioned in The Crown: “If you ever feel the need to ride a motorcycle, your curled curls can be used as a helmet.” nine0003
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Meeting with the Pope, 1961
Black is one of the main "no" of the royal wardrobe.
The only exceptions are mourning and visiting private papal audiences in the Vatican. For a long time, the protocol of the meeting obligated women to wear a long-sleeved black dress, complemented by a silk or lace scarf-veil. However, since the 1980s, this rule has ceased to be mandatory, and some European monarchs (but not Elizabeth II) even received the so-called "white privilege" - the right to appear at audiences in light-colored clothes. nine0003
However, the British Queen also attracted attention in a formal dress: largely due to the translucent top, two strands of large pearls and the Russian Kokoshnik diamond tiara, one of the most spectacular in the collection of the royal family. The work of the Garrard jewelry house passed to Elizabeth from Mary of Teck, and to her from Alexandra of Denmark, who was presented on the 25th wedding anniversary with King Edward VII. The tiara was very reminiscent of the one worn by the Russian Empress Maria Feodorovna. Therefore, associations with the cartoon "Anastasia", where Princess Romanova was spinning in a diamond kokoshnik, are not accidental.
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Lawrence of Arabia Premiere, 1962
Another luxurious British monarch dress by Norman Hartnell, first worn to the premiere of Lawrence of Arabia and then to Parliament, took on new meaning 58 years later. Last summer, Elizabeth II's granddaughter, Princess Beatrice, wore it to her wedding to Italian businessman Edoardo Mapelli-Mozzi. Crafted in satin and taffeta, this ivory gown has been reimagined with a splash of crystals, reimagined in line with current trends, with a softer silhouette and puff sleeves covering the shoulders. Along with the dress, Princess Beatrice got the frange tiara that the queen wore at her own wedding. In the original, on the red carpet of the film premiere in Leicester Square at 1962, the outfit was complemented by the tiara of Mary of Teck, created by the house of Garrard with donations from the Girls' Committee of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Royal Windsor Horse Show, 1988
Seeing the queen in informal attire that democratizes her personality, showing that nothing human is alien to the monarch is a special pleasure.
Most often this happens at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, which, despite the name, does not imply a solemn dress code. At a multi-day holiday with exhibitions, demonstrations, theatrical performances and competitions with the participation of horses, Elizabeth II spends a lot of time with her beloved animals. For this, of course, you need, first of all, comfortable and practical clothes: a woolen checkered jacket, riding trousers, leather boots, gloves that echo the color of the shirt, and a Hermès silk scarf. It's about the only thing the Queen allows herself to buy from a foreign luxury brand, fearing accusations of embezzlement of public funds. nine0003
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Visit to the Church of St. Anne, 1989
Elizabeth II is also the queen of monochrome images. Bright, almost acidic colors are necessary so that everyone can see the monarch in a crowd of thousands. “I will never be able to wear beige, because then no one will recognize me,” royal biographer Robert Hardman quoted Elizabeth II as saying.
For the same purpose, on rainy days, the Queen takes with her exclusively transparent umbrellas, the edging of which matches the colors of the chosen outfits. The only elements that fall out of the monochrome look are the rectangular Launer bag and Anello & Davide low-heeled shoes. They are almost always made in black or beige. nine0003
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Royal Variety Show, 1999
In the 1990s, Elizabeth II's wardrobe was designed by designers Carl Ludwig Rese and Stuart Parvin, who were entrusted with the mission of reimagining royal images, which at that time were often criticized. One of the most daring and successful experiments was the dress for the traditional Royal Variety Performance, in which Elizabeth II could not be overlooked. The outfit was visually divided into two parts: the first was a closed top in a patchwork style made of sequins of different colors of the rainbow, the second was a plain canary-colored silk skirt, which played with contrasting stripes under the spotlight.
Golden pumps protruded from under the skirt, echoing the top-handle bag, and the queen had long gloves, a bracelet and a watch on her hands. nine0003
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Opening of the new session of Parliament, 2017
In 2017, Queen Elizabeth II opened the first session of the elected Parliament with her Throne Speech outlining her plans for the next two years. This was the second time a head of state appeared at the Palace of Westminster outside of a parade. In the BBC documentary The Coronation, Elizabeth II called the crown of the British Empire heavy and admitted that you can’t lower your head in it, otherwise the crown will simply fall. Therefore, the right hand of the monarch, Angela Kelly, decided to sometimes replace the regalia with hats matched to the color of spectacular coats and dresses. However, this decision almost turned into an international scandal: the blue flowers with yellow cores that adorned the headdress reminded Twitter users of the EU flag. They suggested that the queen, usually strict neutrality on political issues, hinted that she did not support Brexit.
