There's a science behind who sits on the front row at Fashion Week, with the coveted seating arrangement reserved strictly for the glitterati of the fashion world.
Designers know that the curation of their front row, or 'frow' as it's affectionately called by the style set, is watched just as closely as the clothes that come down the catwalk. A seat on the frow can't be bought, which is why everyone from industry insiders to fashion editors, A-listers to supermodels battle it out for a seat on the ever-desired bench.
The process is somewhat blurred for royalty, however, who in years past have graced the front row of fashion's most coveted Fashion Week shows.
As London Fashion Week marks its 40th anniversary, we look back on our favourite times when royalty's It-girls and socialites turned heads on the front row.
Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza Spencer twinned in power suits at the Michael Kors F/W 2024 Fashion Show as part of New York Fashion Week in February this year.
Eliza exuded bridal-like beauty in a crisp white trouser suit, while her sister Amelia wore a similar look in monochromatic black, adding a silk bralette beneath her blazer and wearing her beachy blonde hair in soft waves.
British designer Richard Quinn played host to a number of elite guests 2018 when he presented his AW17 collection to none other than Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Before she married into the royal family, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex was a regular on the fashion circuit. Here, she was an esteemed guest at the Misha Nonoo AW15 show in New York.
Princess Eugenie made a surprise appearance at Dior's Paris Fashion Week menswear show in January.
Dior is a couture house long loved by the royal family including the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the late Diana, Princess of Wales and the late Princess Margaret.
Princess Alexander of Hanover, granddaughter to Grace Kelly, attended the Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week 2024.
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Queen Camilla, formerly the Duchess of Cornwall, dipped her toe into the fashion world when she sat front row at Bethany Williams' show at London Fashion Week in February 2019.
The royal sat with Vogue Editor Edward Enninful and Caroline Rush, Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council, marking her first time at Fashion Week.
Princess Anne enchanted in emerald green when she presented The Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design presentation during London Fashion Week in February 2020.
