Meg Bellamy loved the “thicker” eye look for the young Kate Middleton in ‘The Crown’.
The 21-year-old actress stars in the sixth and final season of the Netflix royal drama as the future Princess of Wales and hailed the “amazing” research that went into replicating Kate’s look during the early stages of her relationship with Prince William (Ed McVey).
Meg told Glamour: “Something that was really fascinating is we rounded my eyes a little bit because Kate often wore heavier eye makeup and she has round eyes, so we’d make the eyeliner thicker in the middle parts of my eyes. So just little intricate things that I really get nerdy about. The research that goes into the look is absolutely amazing, and it’s really a pleasure to be that canvas.”
Meg explained that she did not have to make many changes to her hairstyle as it already resembled that of the royal’s brunette locks.
She recalled: “We didn’t do a whole lot different because my hair was kind of similar to Kate’s, but as soon as I was cast, I was told, “Don’t cut it or dye it or do anything crazy.’ I don’t think I cut my hair for six, seven months.
“But we diffused it in the morning to get more of a natural wavy texture that’s a bit more like Kate’s. And sometimes we’d have what’s called a weft or a piece, which is a band of extra hair, so if we were doing a bigger look or a party look, we’d use that.”
Meg explained how her sense of style is very different to that of Kate’s and she relished the “interesting” change in clothing.
She said: “Oh, my gosh, so much of it. It was so fascinating. I loved every fitting, just seeing what they pulled from the rack and stuff.
“But I’d say the most useful stuff that I wore was the low-rise jeans, thick chunky belts, and long horse boots of the time, just because it’s so far away from anything I wear. I don’t own any low-rise jeans, I never have. It really changes how you hold yourself and your posture and things like that, so that was really interesting to feel different.”
