Princess Beatrice's fashion taste called into question following recent accolade

The 35-year-old has now been crowned a fashion Queen by Tatler Magazine.

The publication described Princess Beatrice as the "pinnacle of contemporary splendour".

In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Princess Beatrice received a lot of criticism for her sartorial choices.

She also wore another eccentric hat for Peter Phillips’s wedding to Autumn Kelly in 2008, which was full of bright orange butterflies.

However, Tatler crowned Beatrice the "best-dressed person in Britain" in 2024 due to her "pairing vintage-inspired cuts with fresh-from-the-catwalk glamour".

These include edgier fashion names such as The Vampire’s Wife, Erdem and Richard Quinn.

Her transformation has been credited, at least partly, to her new stylist, Olivia Buckingham.

Some fans have disputed Tatler's recent accolade and debated whether Beatrice was the right choice for the "best-dressed person in Britain" title.

One wrote on social media: "No. She's definitely not."

A different social media account added: "No. The Princess of Wales is."

A royal watcher commented: "One word - that f***ing fascinator."

Similarly, someone suggested Beatrice's husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, whom she married in 2020, has had a positive impact on her style.

They wrote: "Her husband Edo was with a beautifully dressed woman. So when he partnered with Beatrice who was frumpily dressed it was a surprise.

"But of course, he knew what needed to change and how to act so he changed her."

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However, some fans were more complimentary of the Princess of York, with one saying: "While Zara gets it right every time, Princess Beatrice is definitely most improved."

Beatrice faced cruel scrutiny of the way she looked and what she wore in her younger years.

She talked about the difficulty of living in an "overexposed environment … struggling with your weight and what fashion choices you are wearing" when she was helping to promote an anti-bullying book in 2017.

The princess later sold her 2011 fascinator on eBay, giving the proceeds to charity and saying: "When everyone else was saying you look ridiculous, you have to have a sense of humour about that."