‘Disney princess’ hair will spawn copy-Kates
Her long locks were styled by James Pryce, star snipper from her favourite salon Richard Ward of Chelsea, London.
Mr Pryce has been cutting the 29-year-old’s hair for the last four years and before that was mother Carole’s hairstylist.
The rest of the bridal party — Kate’s sister Pippa Middleton had a matching hairstyle for the occasion — were also styled at Richard Ward.
The salon said the bridal look is a demi-chignon, an up-do style, combining a “classic bridal look with a regal, couture finish”.
The focus is Kate’s halo style tiara, set just back from the hairline, which determined the finished look, a spokeswoman said.
Mr Ward and Mr Pryce were said to be “extremely honoured and privileged” to be involved in creating the look.
A salon spokeswoman said: “The entire salon team feel extremely proud of their association with the Middleton family and would like to take this opportunity to thank them for continued loyalty and support over the years and wish their royal highnesses every happiness in their married life together.”
Kate’s hairstyle symbolises the “death of the straightening iron”, celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton said.
Mr Barton, who has worked previously as creative director for Saks and Toni & Guy, is widely regarded as the “hairdresser’s hairdresser”.
He has won numerous industry awards, was recently named Best Stylist by Tatler Magazine and Best Hairdresser by Cosmopolitan and is resident hairdresser on hit makeover show 10 Years Younger.
Mr Barton said: “I kind of knew that she would want to still feel and look like Kate.
“I think we’ve seen some hints of it over the last few weeks when it has been partly pulled back and partly left down.
“I would call it a kind-of-up-but-down do.”
And he said the style would mark the re-birth of the heated roller.
“Kate wearing her hair as she has is the death of the straightening iron,” he said.
“It’s all about a girl’s best friend — the heated roller.
“Pippa as well has had her hair exactly the same, but they both would have been created using heated rollers.
“This is definitely about the re-birth of the roller.”
He said Kate’s simple style was safe and predictable but also accessible.
“But what I like is that the family and everyone involved in the machine that Kate Middleton has become are going to want her to be accessible to the public and I think that’s what it is.
“It’s what a lot of brides would want for their hair, especially if they have long hair. It’s almost Disney princess-like, it’s very girlie, very feminine.
“She’s taken no style statement risks but you can’t blame her for that with the whole world watching her.
“William loves her long hair as much as she loves it, it’s part of her style statement, it’s what we know her for.
“That’s the same as what we knew Diana for, we knew her for her hairstyle.”
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