Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, bravely took her new hair—the most polarizing royal story of the week—for a spin on Saturday evening, tying it back to support the England team in the Women’s Rugby World Cup.

It was a more successful outing for her new “bronde” locks than their public debut at an event in London this week, when the new look was dutifully praised by the mainstream British media but monstered online, with critics saying she looked like she was wearing a wig or hair extensions (both denied by her office).

One stylist and make-up artist, speaking anonymously as they have regularly worked for various royals, told the Daily Beast, “On Kate, it just looks a bit tacky. I hate to say it, but she looks more like an influencer than a royal.”

Her appearance earlier this week

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