Bobbi Brown has revealed that Princess Kate did not do her own makeup for her 2011 wedding, confirming it was applied by one of her artists, Hannah Martin.
Speaking on the Breaking Beauty podcast to promote her new book Still Bobbi, Ms Brown addressed the longstanding belief that the Princess of Wales, now 43, completed her own makeup look for her marriage to Prince William.
“I didn’t do her makeup. I wish I did,” Ms Brown, 68, said. “It was one of my artists, Hannah Martin, who’s become quite a sensation in the UK.”
She confirmed: “Hannah did her makeup. Hannah did give me some information that I should set my alarm and watch. We were texting back and forth, and she’s like, ‘Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God.’”
Princess Kate wedding makeup rumour dispelled after 14 years
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Asked if her company could claim credit for the work, Ms Brown explained: “We didn’t as a company use it — no one did that back then. It wasn’t the right thing to do.”
She also recalled receiving a personal message of thanks from the Princess.
“I have a note hanging in my office from someone who wrote letters on behalf of the royal, saying how much she appreciated the makeup,” she said.
Ms Martin used Bobbi Brown products for the look, which has since become one of the most recognisable royal bridal styles of recent decades.
The wedding glam team also included hair stylists James Pryce and Richard Ward of Richard Ward salon in London.
They were responsible for the cascading curls and half-updo that completed the look.
“Catherine was very involved in her chosen style, and the bridal look was based on her own personal preference,” Mr Ward previously told People.
“It was really a matter of getting a fine balance of feeling natural but also reflected the occasion.”
Bobbi Brown has revealed that Princess Kate did not do her own makeup for her 2011 wedding
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Princess Kate on her wedding day to Prince William
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He explained that three “mood boards” were created for the then-bride-to-be, with options narrowed down in the run-up to the wedding. The process was kept confidential.
On the eve of the wedding, the Princess spent two hours in preparation, including a wash, blow-dry and curl-setting. At 6.30am on the day itself, she sat for another two hours of styling.
Princess Kate’s April 2011 wedding to Prince William at Westminster Abbey was watched by an estimated global audience of more than 160 million.