
Kristin Contino
Kristin Contino is Marie Claire's Senior Royal and Celebrity editor. She's been covering royalty since 2018—including major moments such as the Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II’s death and King Charles III's coronation—and places a particular focus on the British Royal Family's style and what it means.
Prior to working at Marie Claire, she wrote about celebrity and royal fashion at Page Six Style and covered royalty from around the world as chief reporter at Royal Central. Kristin has provided expert commentary for outlets including the BBC, Sky News, US Weekly, the Today Show and many others.
Kristin is also the published author of two novels, “The Legacy of Us” and “A House Full of Windsor.” She's passionate about travel, history, horses, and learning everything she can about her favorite city in the world, London.
Latest articles by Kristin Contino
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Princess Diana's Failed Attempt at Pasta Once Ended With "12 Hunky Firemen" Rushing to Kensington Palace, Per Former Royal ChefDarren McGrady admitted his former boss “wasn’t a good cook.”
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Prince William Is Giving George, Charlotte and Louis's Nanny a Special Honor From King Charles at Windsor CastleMaria Teresa Turrión Borrallo has been taking care of the Wales children since 2014.
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Duchess Sophie Celebrates "Reasons For Hope" With Rarely-Seen RoyalThe Duchess of Edinburgh wore her second paisley dress in recent weeks for a gala benefiting The Jane Goodall Institute UK.
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Prince William Is "Drawing a Line in the Sand" on One SubjectThe Prince of Wales feels his commitment is "not always fully understood."
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Explore "Messy Dynamics" in New Netflix Drama'Deadline' broke the news that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are venturing into a new area with their production company.
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Princess Charlene's 11-Year-Old Daughter Is a Modern Ballerina in Pink Tweed Blazer and $622 Brunello Cucinelli FlatsPrincess Gabriella dressed up her denim with some designer ballet flats.
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Princess Diana's Sister Didn't Like Her "Magical" ObsessionIn 'Dianarama,' author Edward White wrote that the Royal Family and the Spencers opposed to this particular behavior.
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Andrew Biographer Claims that the Disgraced Ex-Duke "Would Bully" Queen Elizabeth "Into Doing Things""She, I’m afraid, abetted this," author Andrew Lownie said at the Oxford Literary Festival.
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Princess Eugenie Celebrates 36th Birthday Amid "Utter Personal Crisis""I doubt whether this birthday will be one she will particularly feel like celebrating in a big way," said royal expert Jennie Bond.
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit Gives Tearful Interview About Jeffrey EpsteinCrown Princess Mette-Marit admitted that she should've looked into the late sex offender's "background more carefully."
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Meghan Markle Keeps It Classic Like Carolyn Bessette-KennedyThe Duchess of Sussex supported her close friend at a charity event on March 19.
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Police Announce Andrew Investigation Will "Likely" Expand Into Other Offenses, Including "Alleged Sex Trafficking"A report in the 'Times' indicates that police will "consider wider charges against" the ex-duke.
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Former Royal Butler Discusses Prince William's Modern Approach to Parenting"For them, it’s an important part of their children’s daily routine and they want to do it themselves," Grant Harrold says of William and Kate.
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Former Royal Butler Says Andrew Gave Off a Bad "Vibe""You got the feeling he thought he was better than everyone," says Grant Harrold.
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Queen Camilla "Hasn't Forgotten" How "Unhelpful" Ex-Prince Andrew Was to Her"Looking back to when there was little public sympathy for Charles and Camilla, if not open hostility, it was a case of Andrew playing politics."
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Why Princess Kate Wears the "Reliable" Lover's Knot TiaraThe Princess of Wales can't stop, won't stop wearing Princess Diana's favorite tiara.
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The Royal Family Just Served This Princess Kate-Approved MocktailThe Nigerian state banquet broke royal tradition with its lack of a specialty cocktail.
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Princess Anne Pairs an Upcycled Coat From 1969 With Queen Mary's Historic ChokerThe Princess Royal dug into the royal archives for the Nigerian state banquet.
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Queen Camilla's Historic Diamond Brooches Have a "Deeply Symbolic" Connection to Queen Elizabeth, Says Jewelry ExpertThe Queen chose a special set of diamond clips for the Nigerian state visit on March 18.
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Prince William "Used to Mock" King Charles for His "Random" MoveThat didn't stop the future King from wanting to borrow from his dad.
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Prince William's "Humble" Appearance Echoes Princess Diana"She was very much like this and was happy to go against protocols by putting herself out there," Darren Stanton says of Diana.
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Even "Old School" Princess Anne Is Defying Royal Tradition Lately“You would never have seen Anne’s mother and father doing anything of the sort.”
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Hotel Owner Shares Why "Daddy" King Charles "Said No" to Prince Harry's Childhood Dream Career in AustriaThe Duke of Sussex said he "talked in all seriousness" about working in the resort town of Lech.
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Princess Kate Is In Her "Rebirth" Era on St. Patrick's DayThe Princess of Wales showed how she's an "expert" in one area of royal life while visiting the Irish Guards.
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Meghan Markle Reveals Her "Current Bedside Book""When @meghan the Duchess of Sussex shares your book, you go into shock, you share, and you celebrate."
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Prince William's "Bizarre" Surprise Appearance on a Tandem Bike Has BBC Radio DJ in ShockThe future King hopped on a bicycle built for two to support a good cause.
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Princess Kate's $11,375 St. Patrick's Day Earrings are a Subtle Nod to Prince WilliamThe Princess of Wales brought back a dazzling pair of emerald and diamond drops to celebrate the luck of the Irish.
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