Blue Was the Royal Family's Signature Color at Ascot This Year
This week, as the Queen's family stepped out at Ascot, a color story quickly became evident. Overwhelmingly, the royal women chose to wear shades of blue to the races. From Princess Eugenie's vibrant turquoise dress (which was accented by a bright yellow hat) to Kate Middleton's soft cornflower-colored ensemble, here's each instance of the royal family's signature color this week.
Queen Elizabeth set the trend on Opening Day of the races, wearing a cornflower blue coat over a printed dress. A floral hat, pearl necklaces, and white gloves completed the ensemble.
The Duchess of Cambridge's Elle Saab look on day 1 of ascot appeared to be almost the exact same color as the British monarch's.
The Queen's granddaughter Princess Eugenie chose a bold turquoise dress for her appearance in the day 1 carriage procession, and she paired her pleated dress with a bright yellow saucer-shaped hat.
Eugenie's sister Beatrice appeared to emulate her grandmother on Opening Day, by wearing a cornflower blue shirtdress from Maje and a matching wide-brimmed hat.
While Zara Tindall's dress featured a bold multi-color print, her hat signaled that she, too, had received the blue style memo.
Queen Elizabeth is so committed to the shade that she wore it two days in a row. For her second day at the races, the British monarch even matched her umbrella to her pale blue ensemble.
While Camilla wore a peachy-pink coat on the first day of the races, she quickly jumped aboard the blue trend on day two, with this pale turquoise hat-dress-and-necklace combo.
Princess Michael's preferred blue shade on day two of Ascot was more of a slate gray.
Day three of the meet is commonly called "Ladies' Day," and it's known as the fashion pinnacle of the event. Naturally, Zara Tindall turned up the saturation with a stunning jewel-toned ensemble
For her second appearance at Ascot, Princess Anne opted for a sea-foamy greenish blue coat.
Princess Eugenie's dress was also a rich blue-green teal shade, which she expertly paired with a statement-making hat.
Officially, the color the Queen wore on the third day of Ascot was "metal grey," but in several photos it appeared to have a pale blue tinge.
On day three of the races, Sophie, the Countess of Wessex opted for a bold navy jumpsuit.
Blue Was the Royal Family's Signature Color at Ascot This Year
This week, as the Queen's family stepped out at Ascot, a color story quickly became evident. Overwhelmingly, the royal women chose to wear shades of blue to the races. From Princess Eugenie's vibrant turquoise dress (which was accented by a bright yellow hat) to Kate Middleton's soft cornflower-colored ensemble, here's each instance of the royal family's signature color this week.
It's called royal blue for a reason.
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