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Princess Charlotte Is Our New Summer Hairstyle Inspiration
Princess Charlotte wore various half-up braided hairstyles while celebrating the queen's Platinum Jubilee, and we're soaking up all the hair inspiration.

Princess Charlotte Is Our New Summer Hairstyle Inspiration

While Kate Middleton’s chic outfits and Meghan Markle’s milk-bath manicure understandably made headlines at Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, Princess Charlotte’s hairstyles also deserve some recognition. The 7-year-old royal wore various half-up braided hairstyles to events honoring her great-grandmother’s 70-year reign as monarch, and we found ourselves zooming in on every paparazzi picture for a closer look. The matching bows! The Gen Z-approved middle part! The perfectly even braids! A hair icon has been born.

The beauty inspiration started flowing on June 2 when Charlotte made her carriage-ride debut at Trooping the Colour alongside her brothers, George and Louis. Wearing a light-blue dress, she had the top portion of her hair pulled back into two medium-size braids on each side, secured in the middle with a ribbon that matched her outfit. Not a hair was out of place as she waved at onlookers and watched the queen’s birthday parade from a balcony with her family. While visiting Cardiff Castle in Wales two days later, Charlotte opted for two side french braids that met in the back and morphed into a single, regular braid. And finally, for the Platinum Pageant on June 5, she went back to a classic half-up braided hairstyle fastened with a white ribbon.

Of course, the Platinum Jubilee isn’t the first time we’ve seen Charlotte rocking braids — Middleton once said the hairstyle is the young royal’s “favorite” — but seeing her look more grown up than ever at each event made us perceive her hair in a whole new, mature light. It’s unclear who’s responsible for doing Charlotte’s hair for royal outings these days, but either way, her half-up braided styles are making us want to resurrect the nostalgic look this summer and beyond. Ahead, take a closer look at each hairstyle from her busy weekend to soak in all the inspiration.

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