After referencing the looks of 20 European princesses and queens in 2024, the site published the ranking of the biggest spending personalities of the year, while reminding that the real price paid by royal families is impossible to know, the exhibition offered to tailors which can result in significant discounts, while some outfits may be loaner or rental.
The most expensive wardrobe is…
Despite these calculation precautions, the highness to have invested the most in her looks in 2024 wins by a comfortable margin, and it is Princess Charlene of Monaco. The wardrobe of Albert II’s wife is valued at €354,588.15 for the year 2024, a cost which can be explained by her taste for haute couture as well as the fact that the princess continues to favor the new, never wearing the same outfit twice and content to recycle accessories, like jewelry or shoes. Among his iconic outfits for 2024 we can cite the Elie Saab disco jumpsuit from his return to the Rose Ball in March, the red look worn at the back-to-school picnic or the ultra-glamorous black Alexander McQueen ensemble from the World Rugby Awards .
In second position in the ranking of the biggest spending princesses, we find Maria-Olympia of Greece with a wardrobe valued at €246,688.63. Model, the eldest daughter of Pavlos and Marie-Chantal has at her disposal dream outfits from the biggest fashion houses, without us really knowing what really belongs to her or not. In 2024, the princess notably shone (literally!) at the wedding of her aunt, Theodora, in a silver dress signed Prada, a brand which also dressed her for Christmas with a short white lace dress which she shared on Instagram .
Finally, on the third step of the podium we find the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Maria Teresa, and her wardrobe valued at €175,426.82. Among the looks to remember from her year, the wife of Grand Duke Henri made her mark by appearing on the red carpet of the Venice festival in a long purple Rabih Kayrouz dress in September. Before that, she also shone with Mathilde of Belgium at a state banquet organized at the Château de Laeken and also appeared very elegant during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Kate Middleton penultimate after a complicated year
Behind the leading trio, we find the British Sophie d’Edimbourg and Zara Tindall. Meghan Markle takes sixth position with €122,652.98 invested in her looks in 2024. She is followed by Sofia from Sweden and Marie-Chantal from Greece, the latest princesses to have spent more than €100,000 on clothes. last year. Victoria of Sweden and Queen Mary of Denmark complete the top 10.
Finally the crown of the least spending highness of 2024 goes to Princess Marie of Denmark who spent “only” €10,438.88. The princess made few public appearances and often favored simplicity, not hesitating to dress in brands like H&M, Maje or Zara.
More surprisingly, the second champion of the economy is none other than Kate Middleton. The Princess of Wales, although a style icon, saw her year turned upside down by the cancer she suffered and only participated in two public events between January and October 2024. A desertion which inevitably impacted her fashion budget which only rose to €12,977.59 in 2024, the princess favoring recycling anyway and not hesitating to wear the same pieces several times, thus limiting expenses.
She still managed to make an impression with iconic looks, like her black and white outfit inspired by My fair Lady during Trooping the color, her draped purple dress at Wimbledon, or her red look marked with a black bow to celebrate Christmas at Westminster.
