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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Princess Anne Manages to Be Right on Trend for Summer 2026 in a Butter Yellow Gown She First Wore in 1984

Princess Anne in a yellow dress.

No-fuss Princess Anne always manages to look effortlessly elegant, and she could teach the trend-obsessed out there a thing or two about reaching into your own closet. The Princess Royal beat the stifling U.K. heat in a butter yellow gown while attending a dinner for the centenary celebration of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners—and her floral dress still fit perfectly, despite being nearly as old as her middle-aged children.

Princess Anne originally wore the Edwardian-inspired yellow gown during a 1984 trip to Gambia, and the floaty, tiered design with a pink floral print appeared just as stunning as it did four decades ago. Like she did in the ‘80s, the Princess Royal paired her dress with white satin gloves.

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