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It may be a shocking revelation that Kate Middleton, what with her perfect blowouts and parade of pastel coats, is not the best-dressed royal in the world. Nor is it Prince George, despite his expertise at pairing elbow patches with tiny backpacks. Instead, according to vigorous and highly scientific photo research, that honor must officially be bestowed upon Princess Estelle of Sweden, who as of today, is four years old.
In order to prove said hypothesis, here are Princess Estelle's most on-trend, perfectly styled outfits thus far, beginning in chronological order with this avant-garde bonnet she wore during the King's 66th birthday celebration:
Photo: JONAS EKSTROMER/Getty Images
There was her christening dress, which she appeared real psyched about:
Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Here she is modeling a functional headpiece designed for maximum coziness on her mom's 35th birthday:
Photo: Danny Martindale/Getty Images
And here, she's wearing a utilitarian jumpsuit at the Nordic Ski World Championships, which was probably designed by like, Hood By Air or something:
Photo: LISE ASERUD/Getty Images
Here, we can safely assume Estelle is ironically appropriating the trope of the baby sailor outfit:
Photo: Anna Lu Lundholm/Getty Images
Not to be upstaged by her mom, she even dared to wear white to a wedding (!!):
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
Here, she debuts a highly on-trend monochrome ensemble:
Photo: Julian Parker/Getty Images
Even at boring grown-up events, she managed to flash the baby version of Blue Steel:
Photo: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/Getty Images
There was the time she rode a swan in entirely gingham:
Photo: Mark Cuthbert/Getty Images
And the time she had to watch a different baby wear the same christening dress she wore:
Photo: Anna Lu Lundholm /Getty Images
Pretty sure Lana Del Rey wore this exact outfit once:
Photo: Mark Cuthbert/Getty Images
She wore jeans, a cardigan, and Adidas in the summer of 2014, right at the height of normcore:
Photo: Mark Cuthbert/Getty Images
There was this baller ski suit (again, 99% chance that it's made by some high streetwear brand):
Photo: Handout/Getty Images
Which was swiftly upstaged by this coat:
Photo: Handout/Getty Images
She then perfected the art of the umbrella-cessory:
Photo: Luca Teuchmann/Getty Images
And tread confidently into monochrome territory once more:
Photo: Mark Cuthbert/Getty Images
And finally, here she is in today's official portrait:
Happy 4th Birthday to Her Royal Highness Princess Estelle of Sweden! pic.twitter.com/XWqckVHNnP
— Scandinavian Royals. (@crownprincely) February 23, 2016
A very happy fourth birthday to the most fashionable royal in the entire world.