Royal dress codes have often favored modest cuts, polished tailoring and hemlines that sit neatly at or below the knee. Yet across several decades, women in the monarchy have stepped outside that framework with shorter dresses that reflected the mood of their era. The late Queen was widely believed to prefer skirts below the knee, but that did not stop a number of royal figures from testing the limits.
A Look at the Royals Who Challenged Traditional Dress Codes
From the Swinging Sixties to the modern royal wardrobe, mini dresses have marked moments of change.