Daily Style Phile: India Hicks, Royally Connected

by Alyssa Rinaldi · April 11, 2011

    From royal weddings, to interior design, to modeling, to creating her own beauty line...India Hicks has been there.  This British mother of four and goddaughter of Prince Charles seems to find success in everything she does...

    The Bio:

    -43 years old.

    -Lives in the Bahamas with her family.

    -Mother of three sons and a daughter.

    Her history with royalty:

    The born and bred Brit has always been connected to the royal family.  From being a bridesmaid at 13 at Princess Diana's wedding, to being the commentator for the upcoming union of Prince William and Kate Middleton...she's not new to the Royal wedding scene. She also has royal blood flowing through her beautiful veins- she's the Goddaughter of  Prince Charles, and Granddaughter of Countess Mountbatten of Burma (A former bridesmaid of Queen Elizabeth the II).  She's also 68th in line to the crown, as she jokes about in an article the Times recently did on her.

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    She's also:

    -Authored books.

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    -Worked with Crabtree&Evelyn for her own line of scents

    -Launching a jewelry line (Initials, Hicks on Hicks and Island Life)

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    -Hosted the second season of Bravo's "Top Design"

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    -Modeled

    Why to watch her?

    Because, simply: royalty and grace never go out of style.  The week of Kate and William's wedding, she will appear as a commentator for the British network ITV in the mornings and do several reports on ABC.

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