Lady Diana: why she always kept her royal hairstyle?
(Re) known for her very brushed layered bob, Lady Diana has hardly ever changed her hairstyle. It was not until 1990 (two years before his divorce) to witness a first hair change operated by hairdresser Sam McKnight. Here are the reasons that forced her to keep this hair rigor.
A true style icon, Lady Diana is also known for her legendary haircut. A degraded square that she kept until 1990 before shortening it. This radical change, she owes it to the hairdresser Sam McKnight, met on a shoot for the British edition of Vogue. But why has Lady Diana kept this hairstyle for so long?
Lady Diana has kept her haircut (almost) her entire life
In an interview with Best Life magazine, her appointed hairdresser during his first ten years with the royal family, Richard Dalton, made the revelations: Lady Di kept her haircut to avoid unleashing the English tabloids and making money. shadow to Queen Elisabeth II. Indeed, in 1984 when Lady Diana let her hair grow since the birth of Prince Harry, she decided to twist her lengths in a low bun for the opening of Parliament. This new hairstyle caused a sensation in England and all the newspapers were talking about it.
We were overwhelmed by all this commotion (...) After that we decided to be very careful because the slightest hair change took enormous proportions "
explains Richard Dalton. Following this episode, Lady Diana did not attempt any hair transformation until 1990 and her meeting with hairdresser Sam McKnight. Two years before his separation from Prince Charles.
Sam McKnight, the hairdresser who changed Lady Diana's hairstyle
On the occasion of the final season of The Crown, Vogue UK asked Sam McKnight to reproduce on actress Emma Corrin (who plays Lady Diana in the series) the princess's hairstyle for the cover of his October issue. He was therefore able to deliver some confidences:
Lady Diana: why she always kept her royal hairstyle?
"At the end of the shoot, she came to see me and asked me what I would advise her if I had carte blanche. And I said," Well, I would like to cut everything and start over "
he recalls.
This is how the princess said goodbye to her very 1980 volume for a more minimalist cut. A successful bet since Sam McKnight will hairstyle Lady Diana until her tragic disappearance in 1997.
