The Duchess of Cornwall ‘never tries to look glamorous, hairdresser claims

The Duchess of Cornwall has ‘found her style’ in recent years despite never ‘trying to look glamorous’, her long-term hairdresser has said. 

Camilla, 74, has undergone somewhat of a style transformation over the last two decades, with her trusted couturier Fiona Clare saying she and the Duchess have ‘found their rhythm’ over the years.

The London-based designer said Camilla has a newfound confidence in recent years, while her long-term hairdresser Jo Hansford claimed her demur sense of style comes effortlessly.  

Jo told the Telegraph: ‘The Duchess of Cornwall looks glamorous. But she doesn’t try to look glamorous – that’s not her thing at all.’ 

Camilla stunned last September at the London premiere of No Time To Die in at London’s Royal Albert Hall in a pastel blue and silver sequin design by Bruce Oldfield

Many of the Duchess’ recent looks have reportedly inspired many of this seasons key pieces, including the blue tea dress she wore during a visit to the Isles of Scilly in June last year

Clare, who has worked shaping Camilla’s royal wardrobe for over two decades, says the Duchess has come to favour longer gowns in chiffon or cotton as well s her signature shift dresses. 

‘Camilla and I have found our rhythm’, she said. ‘She has really found her style and I think she’s looking amazing. She suddenly looks so confident – it just happened from one day to the next’. 

Many of the Duchess’ recent looks have reportedly inspired many of this seasons key pieces, including the blue tea dress she wore during a visit to the Isles of Scilly in June last year. 

Another noteworthy look came last September when she stunned at the London premiere of No Time To Die in at London’s Royal Albert Hall in a pastel blue and silver sequin design by Bruce Oldfield. 

Camilla is pictured in a purple ensemble with a matching floral hat while  attending the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey earlier this year 

The Duchess of Cornwall visits The Royal Voluntary Service Lunch Club wearing a stylish trench coat and blue dress

While she may have found her stride in recent years, the beginning of Camilla’s transformation came following her wedding to the Prince of Wales on April 9, 2005, according to royal expert Ingrid Stewart. 

The royal stunned the world by appearing at the entrance to St George’s Chapel, Windsor in a blue and gold gown by British designer Robinson Valentine, topped with a diamond-encrusted feather headdress by milliner Philip Treacy.

According to the royal expert, the occasion ‘marked the start of her decade-long transformation from dowdy fifty-something to dazzling Duchess.’

Stewart, who is editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine, said that the first step of her new look was transforming her ‘often frizzy, unkempt and windswept’ tresses into the glossy, Farrah Fawcett-style locks she sports today. 

Charles and Camilla leave after attending the opening ceremony of the sixth session of the Senedd in Cardiff last year 

Camilla has been visiting high-end London colourist Jo for over 30 years, and the hairstylist previously told how she uses cream and honey-blonde highlights to cover any natural grey hairs.   

The hairdresser started her career working with Vidal Sassoon before opening her own Mayfair salon in 1993 and reportedly counts celebrities including Angelina Jolie and Nigella Lawson as clients.

Speaking to The Times in 2019 she revealed: ‘Whatever happens in the salon is confidential. 

‘I had to sign a confidentiality agreement from Clarence House, but we’d never disclose anything about any of our clients. You have to be diplomatic.’