The Royals
British Royal Maternity Fashions: A Look Back
From Queen Elizabeth II to Princess Di, see the stylish (and not-so-stylish) ways these mums-to-be handled pregnancy
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Updated: Monday Dec 03, 2012 | 12:30 PM EST By: Eloise Parker
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PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
The first British royal to have her maternity style immortalized in a formal portrait, Princess Charlotte of Wales ditched the uncomfortable corsets of her day in favor of an empire-line, puff-sleeve maternity gown in 1817.

