The Queen Is Not a Fan of Your Wedges, Kate Middleton (or Anyone Else)

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published July 17, 2015

If you're headed to dine with the royals anytime soon, you can kindly leave your wedges at home thankyouverymuch. Apparently, the Queen is a notorious wedge-hater.

"The Queen isn't a fan of wedged shoes," a source told Vanity Fair. "She really doesn't like them and it's well known among the women in the family."

Indeed, this aversion for heeled platforms (which tend to be favored by those who appreciate some height and the added benefit of not falling on your ass) is well-documented over the years, and got particularly touchy when Kate Middleton began wearing them all over the court. And continues to wear them.

Like here:

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And here:

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And here:

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Which just shows we *all* have to deal with the grandma who just doesn't get our fashion choices. Even royalty.

Samantha Leal is the Deputy Editor at Well+Good, where she spends most of her day thinking of new ideas across platforms, bringing on new writers, overseeing the day-to-day of the website, and working with the awesome team to produce the best stories and packages. Before W+G, she was the Senior Web Editor for Marie Claire and the Deputy Editor for Latina.com, with bylines all over the internet. Graduating from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with a minor in African history, she’s written everything from travel guides to political op-eds to wine explainers (currently enrolled in the WSET program) to celebrity profiles. Find her online pretty much everywhere @samanthajoleal.

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