The times I’ve visited the U.K., I am that good bit surprised to see how pantyhose or stockings are still very much in fashion for teenage girls and upward, compared to what I see back here in North America. Who remembers when Princess Kate came here and the Hollywood and New York people were taken aback about her wearing pantyhose for basically every public appearance she made?
That's on orders of the Queen, for any official appearances by or with members of royalty. Even Sparkles has had to cover up on official occasions.