While British royal women often wear monochromatic outfits, they don’t shy away from a floral print. Princess Diana, in typical '80s fashion, loved big, bold blooms, while Kate Middleton, now the Princess of Wales, has favored delicate, nature-inspired prints. During her lifetime, Queen Elizabeth II, ever the fan of floral prints, sported vibrant flower-covered ensembles, and even Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, who loves neutrals, has dipped her toe into floral looks. As spring begins, take a look back at 50 iconic moments when the royals wore floral prints.
Princess Diana looked chic in a Donald Campbell dress paired with a long blazer and pearl choker when she and Prince Charles left for their honeymoon in August 1981.
The then-Duchess of Cambridge stunned in a light blue and pink shirt dress at a “Back to Nature” event in June 2019.
A young Queen Elizabeth posed in a pink- and red-flowered dress paired with matching white accessories while on a 1975 trip to Mexico.
In an apt outfit to visit RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival, Sophie wore a pale blue dress with florals and fauna.
While on a royal visit to Belize in 2022, Kate chose this smocked, blue floral dress.
Meghan stepped out in a green floral dress at a 2018 engagement.
In 2023, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh attended a military performance in a white and blue midi dress.
A young Princess Margaret opted to wear a fuzzy cream cardigan over her shoulders for a 1955 polo tournament at Great Windsor Park.
In 1978, Anne wore this flowing white gown with orange flowers to an event at the Dorchester Hotel.
Diana belted a shin-length pencil skirt, and paired it with a collared sailor blouse for a polo match in Cirencester in June 1985.
Rainy weather made Kate’s Prada poppy dress pop.
For King Charles’s coronation, his niece Lady Louise Windsor wore a Suzannah London dress featuring a delicate iris pattern.
Shortly after announcing her first pregnancy in October 2018, Meghan Markle visited the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji. She wore a tiered red and purple maxi dress, black espadrilles, and traditional honorary garb.
Diana’s gown at a 1989 London film premiere is the perfect example of black tie floral.
In January 2018, Princess Eugenie opted for a cap-sleeve dress by Erdem for photos announcing her engagement to Jack Brooksbank.
Diana looked pretty in pink in this Belville Sassoon patterned dress while in Australia in 1983.
William and Kate brought their children, Princess Charlotte and Prince George, to the first day of school at Thomas’s Battersea in London in September 2019. The Duchess wore a pink, white, and navy daisy-printed dress with a belt and pointed toe flats.
The Duchess of Edinburgh opted for a darker floral dress at a homecoming parade in 2024.
In July 2010, the Queen attended the unveiling of a statue of herself in Winnipeg, Canada. She wore a pink dress with bright yellow roses and a vibrant hat to the event.
During her state visit to Nigeria, Diana wore a Catherine Walker floral long dress for a banquet in Lagos.
