11 Photos of Kate Middleton’s Excellent Up Dos

Sometimes an up do can be either super-severe, boring or kinda tacky.  However, when you have hair spun from the wings of angels, it’s almost guaranteed that your photo is brought into every salon across the globe with the instruction: “I want that.”

Tea and pearls. Pearls and tea.

Oh how I love this up do the UK’s Creative Industries Reception (just before the 2012 Summer Olympics kicked off). How in L are you with those Kiki McDonough Lola earrings?

When we first realized that Kate’s hair did more than just bounce. It could be gathered together and turned into something marvelous, too.

Whilst at Sandringham

Oooh, all gathered atop a fantastic Lela Rose dress down under!

 

First outing as HRH Duchess of Cambridge. Nails it (love the Whiteley hat, BTW).

“You’re welcome, Canada!”

“Hello America (and Bea!). Very kind of you to stand in the freezing cold to see me.”

“What I have cannot be taught.”

“Just admiring the grounds, while you all admire my low up do.”

“Please leave me and my marvelous up do alone.”