If you looked up "Kate Middleton" in the dictionary, we're certain that somewhere in the description would be her always-perfectly-in-place chestnut brown hair. With never a strand out of place, Middleton has tried most long hairstyles. Some she favours more, like the chignon [1], while others she brings out for seasonal occasions, like the holiday ribbon in hair [2]. But what do they have in common? They're all elegant.

Among the excitement of two royal weddings and another royal baby [3], the duchess has had one of her busiest years ever, but she managed it all with a beautiful bouncy blowout. We've rounded up some of our favourite royal hairstyles moments ahead (spoiler, there are a lot).