Princess Diana's Iconic Hair Transformation
When she stepped out of her car, everyone knew instantly who’d arrived. Princess Diana: a style icon in the 1980s and ’90s, not least for the ways she styled her blonde locks. You can probably picture a pixie or a bob on the late and beloved royal. But do you remember when her hair was long, or when she had a near-mullet of curls? It’s easy to forget that her hairstyles changed a lot over the years — so much so that you may not recognize her in some of her earliest photos...
1963: How it all began
In 1963 Diana was around two years old and had chin-length blonde locks. Those cute bangs across her forehead allowed the world to see her face, right down to her very rosy cheeks. Though given that this was long before she met Prince Charles and became a princess, the public probably weren’t paying her much attention anyway!
Baby style icon
With a bit more finessing, Diana’s hair matched the go-to flipped-out ’do of the 1960s. It’s funny to see the two-year-old with hair that echoed the must-have style of the time. Little did anyone know she’d grow up to create the trends, cutting her hair into styles that inspired other women to have the same look.
1964: Her first bob
Diana’s hair grew long throughout the 1960s and ’70s, but she never really let it get to that length in her adult years. Perhaps her parents already knew that short hair suited their daughter more than long, flowing locks. She wouldn’t veer too far from this look as she grew up.
Baby carriage
Funnily enough, this photo is from the same year. Here, Diana is pushing a baby carriage around in Norfolk, turning around just in time to face the camera for a photo. You may notice that she has bangs. But they’re not those breezy curtain ones of her royal years — they’re blunt and cut straight across.
