| 1 | | | Ann |
| | Ann | Hughes | An embroiderer. |
| | Milly | | Ann's sister-in-law. |
| | Princess | Elizabeth | The third daughter of King George III. |
| | Norman | Hartnell | A leading British fashion designer. |
| | Miss | Duley | Head of the embroidery workrooms. |
| | Frank | | Milly's husband. |
| | Mr. | Tilley | Ann's acquaintance. |
| 2 | | | Miriam |
| | Miriam | Dassin | An embroiderer. aka: Mimi. |
| | Catherine | | Miriam's friend. |
| | Christian | Dior | A French fashion designer. aka: Tian. |
| | Maison | Rebe | Monsieur Dior's preferred atelier de broderie. |
| | Adolphe | Leblanc | A local policeman. |
| 3 | | | Heather |
| | Heather | McKenzie | A journalist. |
| | Nan | | Heather's grandmother. |
| | Sunita | | One of Heather's friends. |
| | Michelle | | One of Heather's friends. |
| | Seymour | | Heather's cat. |
| | Margie | | Nan's friend, |
| 4 | | | Ann |
| | Mr. | Joliffe | A shop owner. |
| | Mrs. | Cole | A laundry woman. |
| | Jimmy | | Ann's acquaintance. |
| | Germaine | Davide | Mr. Hartnell's senior staff. |
| | Ruthie | | One of Ann's co-workers. |
| | Doris | | One of Ann's co-workers. |
| | Ethel | | One of Ann's co-workers. |
| | Joe | | Doris' boyfriend. |
| | Edith | | One of Ann's co-workers. |
| | Mary of Teck | | Queen consort of the United Kingdom Empress of India. |
| | Dan | | One of Milly's brothers. |
| | Des | | One of Milly's brothers. |
| 5 | | | Miriam |
| | Hardy | Amies | English fashion designer. |
| | Charles | Creed | British fashion designer. |
| | Victor | Stiebel | British fashion designer. |
| | Digby | Morton | Irish fashion designer based in London. |
| | Peter | Russell | British fashion designer. |
| | Michael | Sherard | British fashion designer, later fashion academic. |
| | Bianca | Mosca | London-based fashion designer of 1940s. |
| | Mrs. | Price | Mrs. Hartnell's secretary. |
| 6 | | | Heather |
| | Jim | | Heather's father. |
| | Dr. | Nguyen | Nan's physician. |
| | Martha | Jackson | Heather's neighbor. |
| 7 | | | Ann |
| | Mr. | Booth | Ann's acquaintance. |
| | Lt. Philip | Mountbatten | Duke of Edinburgh. Queen Elizabeth's husband. |
| | Prince Andrew | | The 3rd child and 2nd son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. |
| | Princess Andrew | | Former Princess Alice of Battenberg. |
| | Stefan Basil | Molyneux | Irish-born Canadian white nationalist and white podcaster. |
| 8 | | | Miriam |
| | Jules-Élie | Delaunay | French painter. |
| | Marie-Laure | Noailles | French art collector. |
| 9 | | | Heather |
| | Richard | | Editor-in-chief of Bay Street magazine. |
| | Catherine | | Prince William's wife. aka: Princess Kate. |
| | Prince William | | Duke of Cambridge. |
| | Princess Diana | | Princess of Wales. First wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. |
| | Sandro | Botticelli | One of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. |
| | Audrey | Hepburn | British actress and humanitarian |
| 10 | | | Ann |
| | Mrs. | Turner | Ann's neighbor. |
| | Miss | Holliday | Mr. Hartnell's employee. |
| | Miss | Ireland | One of the machinists. |
| | Betty | Pearce | One of the seamstresses. |
| | Dorothy | | One of the seamstresses. |
| | Jessie | | One of Mr. Hartnell's employees. |
| | Carmen | | One of the Hartnell house models. |
| | Clark | Gable | American actor. |
| | Jeremy | Thickett-Milne | Ann's new acquaintance. |
| 11 | | | Miriam |
| | Josephine | Baker | American-born French dancer, singer, and actress. |
| | Walter | Kaczmarek | Miriam's friend. |
| 12 | | | Heather |
| | Brett | | One of the staff writers of Bay Street magazine. |
| | Gregor | | One of the staff writers of Bay Street magazine. |
| | Moira | | One of the staff writers of Bay Street magazine. |
| | Kim | | A receptionist. |
| | Kendra | | An HR officer. |
| | Tanya | | Heather's friend. |
| | Alexander | McQueen | British fashion designer and couturier. |
| 13 | | | Ann |
| | Margaret Rose | | Younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. |
| | Louie | | Mr. Hartnell's employee. |
| 14 | | | Miriam |
| | Marcel | Normand | Mam'selle's friend. |
| | Mary | | Walter's loved ones. |
| 15 | | | Heather |
| | Dermot | | A hotel receptionist. |
| | Shirley | | Heather's new acquaintance. |
| | Zahra | | A receptionist at the museum. |
| | Daniel | Friedman | A historian. |
| 16 | | | Ann |
| | Captain | Mitchison | One who managed the business side of things for Mr. Hartnell. |
| | Danny | Kaye | American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian. |
| 17 | | | Miriam |
| | Mr. | Atlee | Mr. Harnell's acquaintance. |
| | Harry | Stinton | One of the best artists of the last hundred years. |
| | Robert | Thibault | Miriam's
fiancé. |
| 18 | | | Heather |
| | Belinda | | A boutique manager. |
| 19 | | | Ann |
| | Reggie | | A hairdresser. |
| | Laurence | Olivier | British actor, director and producer. |
| | George | | Jeremy's acquaintance. |
| | Billy | | Ann's acquaintance. |
| 20 | | | Miriam |
| | Bennett | | Walter's friend. |
| | Ruby | Sutton | Bennett's wife. |
| | Joey | | One of Bennett's dogs. |
| | Dougal | | One of Bennett's dogs. |
| | Marianne | Dessin | Real name of Miriam. |
| 21 | | | Heather |
| | Nathalie | | Miriam's granddaughter. |
| | Ava | | Nathalie's best friend. |
| 23 | | | Miriam |
| | Victoria | | Ruby's daughter. |
| | Nigel | | Editor of The Examiner magazine. |
| 24 | | | Heather |
| | Wilfred | Owen | English poet and soldier. |
| 25 | | | Ann |
| | Winston | Churchill | Former British Prime Minister. |
| | Major | Ruislip | One of the gentlemen ushers. |
| | Felix | Mendelssohn | German composer, pianist, organist and conductor. |
| 26 | | | Miriam |
| | Miss Yvonne | | The princess's personal vendeuse. |
| | Miss | MacDonald | Mr. Hartnell's acquaintance. |
| | Princess Alexandra | | The Queen's cousin and a working member of the Royal Family. |
| | Flora | | Miss MacDonald's acquaintance. |
| | Pamela | | A maid. |
| 27 | | | Heather |
| | Micheline | | A boutique owner. |
| | Hannah | | Daniel's niece. |
| | Sarah | | Daniel's mother. |
| | Nathan | | Daniel's father. |
| | Ben | | Daniel's brother. |
| | Lauren | | Ben's wife. |
| | David | | One of Sarah's brothers. |
| | Isaac | | One of Sarah's brothers. |
| 28 | | | Ann |
| | Dr. | Lovell | Ann's physician. |
| 29 | | | Miriam |
| | Edward | Elgar | English composer. |
| Epi | | | Miriam |
| | Rosie | | Miriam's helper. |
| | | | Heather |
| | Django | Reinhardt | Belgian-born Romani French jazz guitarist and composer. |
