In honor of this month’s
royal wedding between
Prince William and
Kate Middleton, we
spoke to Princess
Diana’s former
hairdresser, Richard
Dalton. Currently,
Dalton lives in Laguna
Beach, California, does
fashion photography,
is spokesperson
for Samson Hair
Restoration and is the
US Ambassador for
Philip Martin’s Organic
Base Hair Color
(philipmartins.it).
About Me
Born and raised:
In a tiny village south of
Edinburgh in the Lammermoor
Hills called Fala in
Scotland.
My hair right now:
Samson hair restoration,
was very long last week
and it’s short this week.
The coolest look I
ever created: Twelve
years styling Diana, Princess
of Wales, nearly every
day—every look was cool.
The best thing about
my job is: The people
and being a therapist.
The best job I ever
had as a hairdresser:
My time spent looking after
Princess Diana and traveling
the world with her.
If I hadn’t become a
hairdresser I would
have: There was nothing
else I wanted to do. There
was never any other option
than hairdresser.
My best vacation: My
birthday at Angus Mitchell’s
house in Hawaii.
People would be surprised
to learn: The
two loves of my life are my
West Highland Terriers.
I would love to meet:
Lady Gaga.
My favorite trend
ever: My disco days.
I am inspired by: Old
Hollywood glamour.
I became a hairdresser
because: I always
wanted to be a hairdresser
and was inspired by the
work of Alexandre de Paris.
I dreamed of traveling the
world with a fabulous client
and my dream came
true in meeting and looking
after the world’s most
photographed woman,
Princess Diana.
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