The Worst-Dressed Royal Wedding Guests Of All Time

We love the idea of having a dedicated wedding-guest dress — a piece that you feel comfortable and sensational in for each nuptial event on your social calendar. But if you're jetting off to royal weddings, a staple outfit just isn't possible. Photographs in the social pages, wearing the same dress on repeat? Not going to happen. Perhaps that's why some guests working the royal wedding circuit have run out of steam and opted for looks that have landed them on the worst-dressed list. (Although Kate Middleton manages to look sensational for the multitude of weddings she attends, so scratch that theory.)

From looks that bordered on too costume-y, to ones that were inappropriate for the regal occasion, these 'fits failed to impress on the global catwalk that is a royal wedding. Silver lining: At least the brides at each event can be happy because they certainly weren't overshadowed (in a good way) by fashion fails from the likes of Princess Eugenie and Chelsy Davy.

Lady Melissa Jane Trafelet, who hails from one of England's oldest uppercrust families, grew up amongst the royals. So it was no surprise to see her at Princess Eugenie's 2018 wedding to Jack Brooksbank. But what was a shocker was her outfit, which would be a fantastic choice if you were looking for a mod costume for a '60s-themed party. From the cap to the wedges, this wedding outfit was not a win.

William and Catherine, the Prince and Princess of Wales, had a wedding that was one of the biggest events of 2011, and arguably the most anticipated wedding of the 2000s thus far. So everyone should've been bringing their fashion A-game, right? Sadly William's cousin, Princess Eugenie, left hers at home. This fashion fail looked like a piece that an extra in a Disney princess film would wear. And what's happening with the hem of her dress? It looked pinned up in places and oddly uneven.

Wearing aquamarine tones is actually one of our tips for being a best-dressed wedding guest. But it was a fail for Chelsy Davy, the ex of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, when she wore two tones of the color to the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales. She literally looked like she was out late the night before and woke with minutes to get to Westminster Abbey, so she threw on a ruched silk top that her grandma had given her, and in her bleary-eyed state, thought that the skirt would work.

Emma Joy Kitchener, who's also from Britain's high society and married to "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes, has fashionable flare when it comes to dressing. It missed the mark for Princess Eugenie's wedding, however. The color and cut of her dress and coat were fine, and her brooch was a lovely addition, but there were two offenses that landed her on our worst-dressed list. Firstly, the white nylons: Never. And the black furry hat? It was England in early October, not Russia in December. 

There are wedding dress codes for "normal" weddings and then there are rules guests are expected to respect for royal weddings, including the 2018 nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. One of them: You don't flash too much skin. Fitness guru, Chloe Madeley, whose rugby-player husband is a mate of Harry's, later claimed it was too hot to wear her jacket in Windsor. She addressed the fiasco four years later on Instagram, writing, "The press hung me out to dry like I went to church in a thong" (via Express).

Dutch Princess Laurentien took a wrong turn when she was a guest at a royal wedding in Holland in 2005. The cropped jacket with long lapels looked more clown costume than elegant wedding-guest outfit, and the pants felt too casual. While a hat is appropriate for a royal wedding, size should be taken into consideration. The princess' hat was obscenely oversized; we can't imagine how many people had to swerve out of the way to avoid colliding with this monstrosity. The attendee behind her in the black-and-white ensemble showed exactly what an on-point wedding-guest outfit looks like.