MARILYN MOMENT! Princess Catherine wore the Gone With the Wind dress on many occasions to reveal her slender legs
During Catherine’s first royal tour of Canada, she was nearly embarrassed when a gust of wind blew her yellow Jenny Packham dress up, exposing her thighs just minutes after landing in Calgary.
When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived, strong winds caused her dress to flutter while she spoke to Canadian soldiers. Catherine struggled to maintain her modesty, repeatedly trying to hold her dress down.
The moment was reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe’s iconic scene in “The Seven Year Itch”. Despite this, Catherine handled the situation gracefully, showing no sign of distress. At a friend’s wedding in South Oxfordshire, she found herself blushing again when a gust of wind blew her black and white polka-dot dress up, exposing her legs.
She laughed out loud as she held her hat instead of her dress. While visiting a charity in London’s Canary Wharf, Catherine almost suffered another wardrobe malfunction. As she bent down to accept flowers from a nine-year-old girl, the wind threatened to blow her navy blue coat off. However, she kept her cool by holding her skirt down while continuing to chat. In 2014, during a visit to New Zealand, Catherine suffered a similar incident as she stepped off a plane with her son, Prince George.
A gust of wind blew her red dress up, almost exposing her underwear. Shocked but quick to react, she pulled her dress down while still holding her baby. In 2016, while laying a wreath at the Indian War Memorial, Catherine nearly had an accident with her Emilia Wickstead dress. A sudden gust of wind blew her skirt up, but she caught it, maintaining her dignity despite the strong wind. Most recently, at Princess Eugenie’s wedding, Catherine giggled as a gust of wind threatened her Alexander McQueen dress.
She deftly smoothed her outfit, showing no concern about a potential mishap. Catherine often takes precautions to avoid wardrobe malfunctions in windy conditions. Unlike the Queen, who uses curtain weights sewn into her dresses, Catherine has her own strategy. While the Queen has had her share of fashion challenges, her outfits are now designed to stay put no matter the weather.
Royal designer Stuart Parvin helps ensure the Queen’s clothes hang perfectly, using small weights to achieve the desired look. He also stressed that the Queen’s timeless style allows her to wear any colour with confidence. Parvin works with milliner Rachel Trevor Morgan, who carefully prepares the dye for the Queen’s hats, ensuring they don’t fade even in windy conditions with specially designed hat pins.
