The Duchess of Sussex is also fond of cuff-style earrings, having worn them on a number of occasions – though she is actually thought to only have one piercing in each ear.
Despite having a vault of royal jewelry at her disposal, Queen Camilla has never had her ears pierced — and says she never will. In an interview with British Vogue last year she said, "The grandchildren will try to persuade me, but nothing's going to pierce my ears."
The most piercings on the face is 280, achieved on this day in 2012 by Axel Rosales from Villa Maria, Argentina.
Rhino and Nasallang Piercings
These are definitely up there with the rarest and most unusual piercings! We must note that these piercings are rare for a reason. They are not something we would generally offer to the general public, simply because they are quite extreme and carry a certain amount of risk.
Elaine Davidson is a Brazilian-Scottish former nurse, based in Edinburgh who Guinness World Records has certified as the "Most Pierced Woman".
She likes to stand out in the crowd, Elaine Davidson holds the record for being the world's most pierced woman. She has over 15,000 piercings on her face and body and isn't done just yet.
The most attractive spot for a piercing is the belly button. The least attractive is a tie between the nose and the nether regions.
Surface piercings have the highest rejection rate. Surface piercings such as microdermals as well as eyebrow piercings and navel piercings reject the most because they are closest to the surface of the skin.
As for what those sensitive areas are, the piercer says that nostrils and intimate areas are often reported as being the most painful, by those getting the areas pierced, as well as parts of the ear that have thicker cartilage.
If I counted correctly, Jennifer Aniston has three ear piercings in each earlobe. Sometimes she wears six earrings or studs, sometimes just one on each side.
With stars like Beyoncé, Rihanna, Scarlett Johansen, Kylie Jenner, and Zoë Kravitz bearing ample ear candy, it's easy to find your next placement. WATCH: Ear piercings guide.
Some of the oldest known evidence of piercings comes from stone artwork in Nimrud, Iraq which shows a man who is believed to have a pierced ear. Additionally, one of the oldest known mummified humans—over 5,000 years old—was discovered to have an ear piercing.
Queen Elizabeth II didn't have her ears pierced until she was 25. "Before then, all of her earrings were modified into clip-ons," the experts revealed. "But shortly before her accession, in the summer of 1951, she made the decision to pierce her ears after all."
By mid-century, traditional ear piercing returned to prominence, helped in part by Queen Elizabeth II. The influential queen had her ears pierced to wear her wedding diamond earrings, bringing the practice back into the public consciousness.
Beatrice doesn't actually have her ears pierced and favours clip-on earrings when she wants to add an extra sparkle to her ensembles. For instance, at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 2022 she wore Sphinx earrings by Jennifer Gibson Jewellery, which are already clip-on jewels.
Cartilage piercings take longer to heal than earlobe piercings. The average healing time is 8 months, but it can take up to 12 months for some people. The healing process is slow because cartilage doesn't have a good blood supply. This means that it's harder for the body to fight off infection and promote healing.
Of all the body sites commonly pierced, the navel is the most likely to become infected because of its shape. Infections can often be treated with good skin hygiene and antibiotic medications.
Oral piercings tend to have a lower infection rate but when present are treatable with amoxicillin/clavulanate.
According to them, the 8 most popular piercings for women to get (beyond earlobe piercings) include belly button piercings, nose piercings, ear cartilage piercings, tongue piercings, nipple piercings, eyebrow piercings, lip piercings, and genital piercings, in that order.
We recommend not getting more than four piercings in one session, especially if you're getting them on the same ear. Getting multiple piercings can also cause increased swelling during healing and can prolong healing time.
Nose piercings are overall the most popular piercings for women. Around 19% of pierced women have at least one nose piercing. Nostril piercings are the most popular of these and can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion.