People are channeling the Queen by wearing classic silk headscarves

Move over Iris Apfel. There's a new nonagenarian style icon.
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People are channeling the Queen by wearing classic silk headscarves
Credit: Tim Graham/Getty Images

LONDON -- Move over Iris Apfel, Queen Elizabeth II is about to become the most stylish nonagenarian around.

The British monarch is celebrating her 90th birthday on Thursday and she's as stylish as ever; so much so, that people are copying her look. 


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Her Majesty's life-long love affair with the headscarf is well-documented; but it's long been a look more likely to be worn by British grandmothers. 

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The Queen riding her horse 'burmese' in Windsor Great Park in 1982. Credit: Tim Graham/Getty Images

That is, until now. 

Just in time for her big birthday, Queen Elizabeth's trusty headscarf has made a comeback.

The royal accessory has been a wardrobe staple for the Queen for many decades, and she's been seen wearing one during state visits and sporting events.

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Queen Elizabeth II at the 2006 Windsor Horse Show. Credit: UK Press via Getty Images

People have recently been taking to Instagram to share photos of themselves rocking the classic headscarf look, with the knot tied under the chin. 





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Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.

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