Princess Eugenie Birthday: Best dresses, outfits and style moments to celebrate the royal's 29th birthday

Congrats to Princess Eugenie, who turns 29 today. If her recent outfit choices (including her wedding dress) are anything to go by, the Princess will be celebrating in style.

Despite a few headline grabbing looks in her early twenties, in recent years the 9th in line to the throne has refined her sense of style, incorporating unexpected details the closer you look.

2018 was a particularly big year for her, full of Royal Ascot highlights, dresses by Erdem and, of course, the Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos wedding dress that came with a social message - proudly displaying her scoliosis scars in solidarity with those fighting the condition.

Here's eight of the Eugenie's best looks so far:

Princess Eugenie's wedding dress, 2018

On her wedding day in October the royal wore a sweeping gown by British designers Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos.

The shape of the dress - which was worn without a veil - had a specific meaning. Eugenie has been open about her battle with scoliosis as a child, using her platform to raise funds for orthopaedic hospitals and charities which help those living with the condition.

She specifically requested that the design of her wedding dress would incorporate a low back to display her scoliosis surgery scar. “I believe scars tell a story about your past and your future and it’s a way of getting rid of a taboo. For me it’s a way of communicating with people who are going through either similar situations with scoliosis or having a scar of their own they are trying to deal with.”

The dress was a painstakingly crafted masterpiece, which was “developed layer by layer” to accommodate the vintage-inspired full pleated skirt and folded neckline. Given that Pilotto and De Vos are renowned for their fabrics, and the jacquard weave of her dress incorporated symbols which reflected Eugenie’s romantic and family history.

These included a Scottish thistle to represent her and Jack’s love for Balmoral, an Irish shamrock as a nod to Sarah Ferguson’s family, the White Rose of York as well as ivy to symbolise her home with Jack at Kensington Palace’s Ivy Cottage.

Eugenie's diamond and emerald tiara has also scored a spot on our best royal tiaras of all time list, officially named the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara. It was her something borrowed for the occasion as the Boucheron creation was on loan from Queen Elizabeth. It features a huge 93.7 carat centre emerald.

The tiara was also rumoured to be Meghan Markle’s first choice for her own wedding, but the Queen reportedly vetoed the choice as she felt that its design linked it too closely to Russia.

Princess Eugenie’s wedding reception dress, 2018

Photos taken by photographer Alex Bramall were released of the newly married Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, and her structured Zac Posen dress stole the show.

More details about the dress were released on Royal Family website and revealed that Zac Posen was “inspired by the beauty of Windsor”, matching the delicate hue of the dress to the “blush of an English rose”.

Posen also revealed on Instagram that the dress featured a low back, which like her wedding dress displayed her scoliosis scar. He also shared a number of videos and posts of the dress while it was being constructed.

In contrast to the timelessness of her Pilotto gown, the Posen construction was fresh and modern.

The dress also featured embroidery inspired by the White Rose of York and Eugenie's diamond and emerald earrings were gifted to her by Jack. Although you can’t see it, she also apparently wore a hair slide which was loaned to her by her granny, Queen Elizabeth.

Princess Eugenie's outfit for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding

Perhaps as a nod to Meghan Markle’s American background, Princess Eugenie arrived dressed in an outfit she seemed to have pulled out of former First Lady Jackie O’s closet. Expertly channelling the best of 60s fashion, she stepped out in a pastel blue Gainsbourg dress and a white Stephen Jones pillbox hat. Her very modern accessories kept it grounded in the present day however, as she chose to wear a pair of rockstud Valentino heels and a geometric M2Malletier bag with an unusual gold handle.

It appears that Meghan Markle was a fan of the look, as the Duchess stepped out recently wearing a similar pillbox hat to a Commonwealth Service earlier this month.

Princess Eugenie's Serpentine Summer Party dress, 2018

Like other royal women Princess Eugenie tends to stick to formal wear - which made this striking outfit a break from the norm. For the Serpentine Gallery’s Summer Party, she chose a bold asymmetrical dress featuring electric blue and ultraviolet floral detailing.

The stylish look was completed with a pair of black cigarette trousers and cut out black heels. Very chic.

Princess Eugenie's engagement photo outfit, 2018

To announce the news of her engagement to Jack Brooksbank, Princess Eugenie wore a dress by one of her favourite designers, fashion house Erdem. With a high collar and ruffled hem detail, the dress, which the Princess wore previously in a photo shoot with Harper's Bazaar in 2016, was paired with a pair of sharp Jimmy Choos.

Naturally, the most striking part of the outfit was Princess Eugenie's engagement ring. Featuring a rare pink padparadscha sapphire, the stone was ringed by additional white diamonds on a gold band - similar in style to Princess Diana and now Kate Middleton's deep blue sapphire ring.

Princess Eugenie's National Service of Thanksgiving dress, 2016

Princess Eugenie frequently wears red, and wore a cut-out Eponine dress in the shade as part of Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday celebrations in 2016.

She let the bright shade speak for itself and paired it with simple black accessories, including pointed court heels, a clutch and bow headband.

Princess Eugenie's Royal Ascot day three outfit, 2018

As Princess Eugenie isn’t technically a working royal, she’s one of the Royal Family members we’re less likely to see at high profile events throughout the year. However, she and her family do always make an appearance at Royal Ascot. On day three, Eugenie opted for a floral gown by one of her favourite designers, Erdem, who she also wore for her engagement photo shoot.

Drawing on the fabric’s beautiful florals, she also chose to wear an unusual hat by Sally-Ann Provan which featured white blossoms. The hat also featured an usual cut out detail on the brim.

Princess Eugenie's Royal Ascot day one outfit, 2018

Another Royal Ascot highlight from last year, Princess Eugenie stepped out for the races wearing a chic minimal outfit. In a nod to her upcoming wedding, she chose an all white outfit, which included a kimono-inspired Osman dress and tasselled hat by Emily London. She also chose to re-wear her M2Malletier bag.

Princess Eugenie's outfit to Kate Middleton and Prince William's wedding, 2011

You didn’t think we could write about Eugenie’s outfits and not bring this one up, could you? While the hats that Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice wore to Kate and William’s wedding were criticised by some, Eugenie pushed the fashion envelope in bold Vivienne Westwood - and you've got to give her credit for that.