Quotes from Lady Amelia Windsor

You often need to take a step back and think about what reality is, and what the world was like before Instagram - things weren't about perfecting something for an hour just for a photo.

I listen to audiobooks: the last one was Vivienne Westwood's biography. She's the most amazing woman. The way she's used her platform in fashion to be an activist and promote causes like global warming, climate change, and inequality in the world... It gives high fashion, what seems like it can be 'for a certain group,' a way to help real causes.

There is just so much beauty in Cambridge. It's wonderful.

I love charity shops.

There is nothing better than leaving a salon with freshly cut hair, swishing it about proudly all the way home.

I'm so easily inspired - if I like someone in the street's clothing, I always say 'You look amazing.'

Always compliment someone if you can, I think.

We're all aware of the huge plastic crisis and the effect it's having on our planet. Fashion has a key role in that, but also there are ways we can deal with it. Stella McCartney is someone to look up to in that sense, she makes the bigger point in her collection that you can be sustainable and stylish.

I would love to live in Dorset or Devon and swim in the sea every day come rain or shine.

You should wear make-up that celebrates your own features and brings out your individual beauty.

I don't really have a specific style, it changes every day depending on who I am with, or the place I am near. In London, it's a bit more punk.

Don't dress for anyone else, dress so that you can stare at your own reflection in shop windows walking down the street.

I have really thick bushy eyebrows that I used to pluck into a thin line which used to really annoy my Mum!

I can be quite last minute because I'm all over the place. Sometimes you can be thinking 'Oh my gosh, what am I wearing?' on your way there. It's a learning experience with each thing you go to.

I originally went to Edinburgh for Latin, which I love and the literature is incredible, but then I suddenly realised that languages are so crucial for working in the fashion industry and it is wonderful when you can communicate with everyone.

In Edinburgh, they've got the most insane charity shops ever.

Instagram is wonderful in so many ways, but it's also something that should be used with respect - for yourself and for other people.

It's important to remember that what you see on Instagram is not reality. I find it hard to not be on my phone the whole time comparing myself to what I see on social media.

Zadie Smith's 'NW' is keeping me company on my solo travels.

Day-to-day I normally wear concealer and bronzer. For occasions, lots of eye make-up, a strong mascara and a smoky or glittery eye in gold or silver.

I love braids and messy plaits.

We are spoilt for beauty in Edinburgh, it's so close to the sea and the mountains.

Dylan Moran, my favourite comedian, was walking down the street in Edinburgh. I nearly got run over as I sprinted up to him to tell him I was his biggest fan. His stand-up comedy gives me a stitch from laughing.

It's so important to read a book before bed and do some weird stretching.