When the Duchess of Westminster had to hold on to her veil during a strong blast of wind and all the other times the Royal family have had to battle with the breeze – as these pictures show…
Royals are expected to embody grace and composure as they travel the world on official engagements.
But even the most well-balanced members of the royal family become confused when their skirts unexpectedly swell in a gust of wind.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been caught having a ‘Marilyn moment’ several times.
And it seems a host of royal women had to hold on to their designer dresses and ornate hats in a battle with the wind – as these photos show…
A dramatic spectacle is created by a gust of wind at the wedding of Olivia Henson and the Duke of Westminster at Chester Cathedral in June
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and Princess Diana laugh as they are caught in the wind after the Christmas Day service at Sandringham in 1990
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has a ‘Marilyn moment’ while attending Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s wedding in 2018
Peter Phillips (2L), Autumn Phillips (L), Zara Tindall (2R) and Mike Tindall (R) also battle the wind at the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank
Meghan Markle appears winded as she attends a ceremony to open the new Mersey Gateway Bridge in 2018
Princess Diana maintains her composure as her hemline is lifted by the wind during a tour of Egypt in 1992
Melania Trump (L) and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall hold their hats during the ceremonial welcome in the Buckingham Palace Garden for President Trump in 2019
Pregnant Pippa Middleton manages to grab her hat just in time
Queen Máxima holds her hat due to strong winds upon her arrival at the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Language at Sea Foundation in April
Princess Diana experiencing a strong breeze at the Poolemead center for the deaf in Twerton on Avon in 1985
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, prevents her dress from revealing too much at Princess Charlotte’s christening at Sandringham
Chelsy Davy screams in the stormy weather as she arrives at St George’s Chapel for the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank
Sarah Fergusson held her hat as the wind buffeted her during a visit to Annan Botanic Gardens, Sydney, in 1988
Queen Camilla is careful as she leaves her plane at Orly Airport, Paris, due to high winds
Princess Diana braves the great British breeze and visits Capital Radio in 1982