The Princess of Wales is heading to Boston this week with Prince William, and one item in her suitcase is an absolute must when traveling abroad.
The custom started after Queen Elizabeth II made a rare royal fashion snafu — she traveled to Kenya in 1952 without mourning dress and her father, King George VI, died while she was on the tour.
Queen Elizabeth had to wait for someone to bring her an appropriate outfit before meeting Winston Churchill and other leaders in England following her father’s death.“After her father’s unexpected death, she was forced to wait on the plane on the tarmac until an appropriate black outfit could be brought for her to change into,” Storoschuk said of the new queen’s arrival in England, adding, “it is much easier to simply keep it in your travel wardrobe than wait.
Since then, it’s been a must for members of the family to include a black outfit in their luggage, just in case.Getty ImagesGetty ImagesThe princess wore a black mourning veil to Queen Elizabeth's funeral on September 19.Getty Images
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