
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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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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Princess Kate Pairs Diana's Favorite Tiara With Carrie Bradshaw HeelsThe Princess of Wales brought back Queen Mary's Lover's Knot Tiara for the Nigerian state banquet on March 18.
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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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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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Royal Photographer Reveals the “Lovely” Moment at Princess Charlotte’s ChristeningChris Jackson tells 'Marie Claire' that the "picture of the day" from the event ended up being totally different than he'd expected.
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Royal Biographer Shares The King's "I Told You So" Moment After Late Queen "Insisted" on Andrew's Major RoleKing Charles pointed out his brother's lack of "experience," but Queen Elizabeth didn't want to hear it.
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How Carole Middleton Went from a "Guest" to Part of the Royal Family“She does something that very few people manage,” says royal author Robert Jobson.
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Queen Mary Skips a Tiara and Embraces the Brooch in an Upcycled 16-Year-Old GownThe queen of Denmark used one of Princess Diana's most creative fashion tricks for an elegant evening in Australia.
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Royal Photographer Says the Late Queen "Didn't Make It Easy" and "Didn't Always Smile"The 'Modern Majesty' author tells 'Marie Claire' how the late Queen "understood the power of the image."
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Former Royal Chef Shares What He Served at One Meal That Would Drive William and Harry’s Nanny “Crazy”Darren McGrady gave Princess Diana's sons the royal treatment.
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Former Royal Butler Shares Secrets Behind the Family's Private Movie Nights: "It's Not Quite Like the Cinema"Grant Harrold reveals the "little bit posher, but still fun" movie-going experience at the palace.
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Princess Beatrice and Eugenie's Friend Says They're Unlikely to Lose "Sense of Public Duty" and "Slope Away Like Criminals"A source close to the York sisters says they feel "they’ve done nothing wrong."
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Royal Bride-to-Be Harriet Sperling Wears Princess Kate-Approved Brands to the RacesPrincess Anne's future daughter-in-law looked ready for a day at the races in Suzannah London and Kiki McDonough.
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William and Kate Have "No Sense of Privilege," Says Royal Author“There is a reason we don't see this with William and Catherine, or even hear claims of such behavior, because there isn't any.”
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Zara Tindall Takes a Cue From Princess Kate With $7,800 Gemstone Earrings and a Royally-Approved ClutchThe Olympic equestrian styled a velvet trouser suit with a fanciful floral hat at the Cheltenham Festival.
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Former Royal Chef Shares "Important" Part of Queen's Tea RitualDarren McGrady weighed in on one of the late Queen's "favorite" rituals.
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Queen Elizabeth Is Being Honored With a Special Burberry CollectionThe British designer is celebrating what would've been the late Queen's 100th birthday.
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