ThoughQueen Elizabethprefers a neutral pinkish beige manicure,Meghan Markledid not exactly follow suit on Monday.
Meghan may have chosen to color coordinate her nails with her one-shoulder Givenchy black dress. After all, her appearance was to honor her wedding dress designer –Clare Waight Keller, artistic director of Givenchy – with the British Womenswear Designer of the Year award.
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Though it’s an unofficial rule, it is widely known that the Queen finds colorful nail polish distracting. Bright hues are not banned for the royals, but nude colors are a more practical choice for official engagements. Although Kate does on occasion glam up her toes with a bright red pedicure on her feet, she has yet to be seen in public with a daring bright manicure.
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Black nail polish is a rare choice for any royal family member but a longtime favorite has beenEssie’s “Ballet Slippers”. The Queen has been using the bottles of the sheer, pale pink polish since 1989 when her hairdresser at the time wrote to the founder Essie Weingarten and described it as “the only color Her Majesty would wear.”
Fans of Meghan have come to know her as a style maverick. Her black nails were not the first instance of breaking royal style stipulations.
Meghan Markle and actress Rosamund Pike.John Phillips/BFC/Getty Images
During herroyal tourwith husbandPrince Harryin October, Meghan wore thePineapple Dressfrom the American brandReformationwhich featured athigh-high slit.
Since news of herengagementwas first confirmed in November 2017, Meghan has made it clear from the start that she has her own take on royal style,serving up messy buns against all odds.
Although she has quickly adapted to many of the minutiae of royal dos and don’ts, she “has found certain rules in the royal household difficult to understand, like the fact that the Queen prefers women in dresses or skirts rather than trouser suits, and is often asking Harry why things have to be done in a certain way,” asource previously told PEOPLE.
“I think she finds it a little frustrating at times, but this is her new life, and she has to deal with it,” the source said.
source: people.com
