Women in the UK have to contend with overgrown fringes and longer than usual locks due to hairdressers being closed during lockdown – and the Duchess of Cambridge is no different.
Kate Middleton, 39, showed noticeably longer hair during her most recent virtual engagement.
Her dark brown locks fell over her left shoulder as she spoke via video link with nurses from Coventry University Hospitals and Warwickshire NHS Trust on Thursday to hear about their work and thank them for their efforts.
The Duchess, who has closed with her family at Anmer Hall, in Norfolk, sets an example by doing her own hair and growing her style, famous stylist James Johsnon explained.
Lockdown locks! Kate Middleton, 39, showed noticeably longer hair during her most recent virtual engagement. She joined NHS staff on a video call to thank them for their hard work
Shorter Style: The Duchess of Cambridge had a choppy, shorter style in October when she attended students at the University of Derby. A stylist said Kate ‘sets an example’
‘Less trimming has given her hair time to grow out, and no doubt less styling has encouraged her hair to look healthy!’ He told Femail.
Like many at this point, I think the lockdown has forced many to try new styles that they normally wouldn’t do for prelockdown, the longer grown-out hair really suits her.
“Less movement and flicky is all the rage, which just goes to show why she’s a hair icon.”
The Duchess of Cambridge’s hair looked longer for Christmas, but she wore it in voluminous curls that made it look shorter than it was.
Straightening the hair, as she did in the most recent video call, reveals the full length.
The Duchess of Cambridge looked business-like on Tuesday for the video call with NHS staff, dressed in a crisp white shirt under a classic blazer.
In keeping with the ‘less-is-more’ style approach, Kate kept her accessories simple and added a delicate necklace and a pair of simple earrings.
Curly Kate! The Duchess of Cambridge’s hair looked long in November (left) and December (right), but appeared shorter due to the voluminous curls
Hassle-free style: The Duchess of Cambridge pulled her hair back when she got together with Prince William for a video call earlier this month (pictured)
During the phone call, Kate heard the moving story of an elderly nurse holding the hand of a dying patient and playing his favorite band Bon Jovi after his wife couldn’t get to his bed.
Kate praised Vasu Lingappa for his ‘extra mile’ and shared a lighter moment with the NHS employee who joked that the patient’s wife had wanted him to sing the rock group’s hits – but he declined because of his strong Asian accent.
She called from Queen’s Sandringham estate on Tuesday, after the monarch loaned her and Prince William the residence to use as their work base during the lockdown.
The Grand Norfolk Estate is currently vacant as the Prince and Prince Philip are in Windsor for lockdown and it is not open to the public.
The Duke and Duchess live down the road with their children in the 10-bedroom Anmer Hall, but have set up a small temporary office with their staff in Sandringham.
Kate praised Vasu Lingappa (pictured) for his ‘extra mile’ and shared a lighter moment with the NHS employee who joked that the patient’s wife had wanted him to sing the rock group’s hits – but he declined because of his strong Asian accent
Dressed in a smart black blazer paired with a white blouse, Kate, 39, spoke to nurses from Coventry University Hospitals and Warwickshire NHS Trust via video link (above) to hear about their work and thank them for their efforts during the pandemic
During the conversation, Mr. Lingappa, a critical care counselor, told the Duchess: “A lot of people are dying and we normally have families around them for the past hour, but we can’t.
‘And if I can give you a little example, we had a gentleman and unfortunately he was dying, so we spoke to his wife and she said,’ I can’t come and see him, but can you make sure you sing Bon? Jovi and hold his hand? ‘.
And I said, “If I sing Bon Jovi with my accent, it won’t be appropriate.” So I grabbed my phone and played a YouTube video of Bon Jovi and I held his hand. ‘
He continued: ‘It was difficult, but like I said before, I am surrounded by great people with great skills and inspiring stories.
“ We are (some) nurses who work in intensive care for 30 years, 35 years, 40 years – so there’s nothing they haven’t seen, but this is unprecedented. ”
After hearing the emotional story, Kate said to the nurses, “You hear again and again the amazing things nurses are doing all over the country – going the extra mile.
“It’s the things that, you know, are not part of the training and the things that you are taught, but the things that come from your heart.
“ I think that’s so important right now, these acts of kindness to the patients you care for, who are in your care, that family members can’t be there, but you go that extra mile and be there. ‘