The most searched for royal hairstyles
Published
30th May 2022
by Chlo Weldon
It comes as no surprise that The Queen has had a similar (iconic) hairstyle of prominent curls throughout her whole life, just differing in colour and length. So, with the Queen’s Jubilee just around the corner, and with Brits across the country gearing up to celebrate Her Majesty’s years of reign, what better way to celebrate than with the most searched for royal hairstyles?
Here, Milk + Blush analysed Google Data to find the most searched for royal hairstyles of the past few years. Plus, hair expert Nicole Petty shares her top tips to recreate the most sought-after looks at home.
Kate Middleton
According to the data, Kate Middleton is by far the most popular royal, with 2400 average monthly searches for her hairstyles. In the last four years, her most-searched hairstyle was for Princess Charlotte’s first day of school, where the Duchess of Cambridge displayed a fresh style featuring warm highlighted locks and a bouncy blowout. The autumnal style saw an increase in searches to 5400 during September 2019.
To recreate Kate's former signature style – otherwise known as the ‘Chelsea Blow-dry’ – her hairstylist recommends brushing your hair through with an anti-bacterial, anti-static detangling brush, applying a bulking spritz and rough-drying until 25 percent dry on low heat.
Next, blow it out using a round bristle brush to curl the cuticles and finish by setting sections of the hair into velcro rollers until cool. Next, carefully remove the rollers, brush out the hairline using a round brush, dry the rest of the hair on a low heat and run your fingers through it.
The future Queen also saw a surge of searches for her hair in May last year during a royal tour of Scotland. The week-long tour gave fans plenty of hair inspiration, but her half-updo stole the show on the final day. Her brunette locks were pulled back into a twisted plait with her signature curls trailing down her back – perfect for formal functions.
Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle is the second-most-popular royal family member for hair inspiration, averaging 1600 Google searches per month. Unsurprisingly, her most-searched look was her bridal hair, which she wore in a loose, low chignon bun, gaining over 9900 searches during May 2018 – the most searched royal hairstyle overall.
For those looking to copy Meghan’s laid-back wedding hair, focus on adding texture to the hair by loosely curling it with a large curling iron. Separate the hair into three sections, keeping the front sections free while pulling all the hair from behind the ears back into a low ponytail at the nape. Roll the ponytailed hair upwards to form the chignon bun and pin it in place.
Next, twist each front section away from the face and bring both tendrils back to meet the bun, crossing them over as you do so. Pin these in place and wrap the tail ends around a bobby pin and secure them discreetly within the bun. You can then pull out a few face-framing pieces to make the style look more casual.
Meghan also had a surge of interest during her Oprah interview in March of last year, with searches for her hair jumping to 5400. The former actress wore her trademark low bun for the occasion, leaving wavy tendrils loose to frame her face.
Notably, the late Princess Diana also had a spike in Google searches thanks to a TikToker recreating her signature hairstyle, with 1300 searches for ‘Princess Diana hair’ in May last year.
The video, which currently has almost 20m views, shows TikToker @70srose transforming into the fashion icon by styling her hair in Diana’s feathered shag style with a striking resemblance.
To get the look, begin by curling each layer of hair using a thin, round hot brush to create Diana’s 80s style blowout wispy curls.
Then, starting with the bottom layer, curl the hair downwards to add volume and length before moving to the shorter upper layers, styling them away from the face. To complete the look, curl sections of your fringe towards the crown before arranging them in a side-sweeping motion.
Completing the top five most searched for royal hairstyles are Princess Anne with 280 searches, Queen Elizabeth II with 90 searches, and Princess Eugenie and Beatrice with 20 searches.
Have you seen what industry experts said about iconic royal hairstyles featured on The Crown? Click here to read.
Princess Diana
Notably, the late Princess Diana also had a spike in Google searches thanks to a TikToker recreating her signature hairstyle, with 1300 searches for ‘Princess Diana hair’ in May last year.
The video, which currently has almost 20m views, shows TikToker @70srose transforming into the fashion icon by styling her hair in Diana’s feathered shag style with a striking resemblance.
To get the look, begin by curling each layer of hair using a thin, round hot brush to create Diana’s 80s style blowout wispy curls.
Then, starting with the bottom layer, curl the hair downwards to add volume and length before moving to the shorter upper layers, styling them away from the face. To complete the look, curl sections of your fringe towards the crown before arranging them in a side-sweeping motion.
Completing the top five most searched for royal hairstyles are Princess Anne with 280 searches, Queen Elizabeth II with 90 searches, and Princess Eugenie and Beatrice with 20 searches.
Have you seen what industry experts said about iconic royal hairstyles featured on The Crown? Click here to read.
