The Outfits That Prove Kate is a Queen in Waiting

[Music] no one's style and dress sense is watched quite like Catherine Princess of Wales as the wife of Prince William she is the queen consort in Waiting Princess Catherine is widely and consistently admired for her choice of outfits no mean Feats when you're one of the most recognized women in the world and wear the diamond pressure of the Princess of Wales title from Williams University girlf friend in the 2000s to Duchess of Cambridge in the 2010s to Princess of Wales in the 2020s Kate style has evolved from sloy student to Regal Fashion Icon there are looks that have come to be associated with Kate during her years as a royal the leather boots the breast on tops the bow blouses the double breasted coats and the A-line dresses more often than not from British designer labels most notably Alexander McQueen and British High Street Brands particularly LK Bennett but as Catherine grows from Duchess to princess and queen and wasting so have the hemlines of her dresses and the boldness of her colors Queen Elizabeth II favored bold colors to stand out in a crowd whilst katees has cast aside kneelength hem lines in preference for Midi length or longer the Princess of Wales is the mother of three children Prince George princess Charlotte and Prince Louie and carried out Royal engagements during her three pregnancies whilst she was largely able to stick to her trademark designs and designers she still had to cut her cloth [Applause] accordingly Catherine looked radiant in this blue cocktail dress with lace top and flout sleeves from maternity fashion label seraphine on a visit to Children's Mental Health charity place to [Music] be this look from a primary school visit is one she could easily have chosen when not with child the heels the clutch and a long solid cream color coat the warm Woolen coat was from Jojo M on Bay's maternity line and wonderfully showed off her baby [Music] bump Jenny packam is one of Kate's go-to designers pregnant or not she and her prince Louie bump looked perfect in this white lined navy blue matching coat and dress for a visit to the Royal College of Obstetricians and gynecologists in London other maternity brands that Catherine has turned to are Top Shop maternity where she got this black and white polka dot dress for a visit to the Harry Potter exhibition at Warner Brothers Studios whilst pregnant with Prince [Music] George and Asos maternity Kate wore this similar polka dot dress with the colors reversed on a visit to Brook Hill Children's Center in London whilst pregnant with Princess [Music] Charlotte Prince William and Katherine toured Sweden and Norway in the winter of 2018 when Kate was 6 months pregnant with Louie where every outfit was perfectly chosen the Princess of Wales repertoire is isn't confined to Formal Wear or casual Elegance Kate enjoys exercising and keeping fit and many of her engagements require her to take part in a range of games and activities she is Patron for governing bodies in tennis Rugby Union and rugby league but she'll give just about any sport a [Music] [Applause] go aside from this occasion when she played hockey in a coat and heels she tends to choose more appropriate sportsware lovely lovely for this video though we will be looking at Kate's more stylish outfits for Less physically demanding engagements here then are the top 10 outfits worn by the Princess of Wales which have given us a glimpse of the future of the British Royals number one a subtle departure from the norm when the Duchess of Cambridge attended the mental health Summit alongside Prince William in London in 2018 the solid color a-line dress and Sleek pumps are a Mainstay of Kate's in fact she hadd worn the Amelia wickstead dress the previous year on a visit to Germany but in place of the clutch bags we're so used to seeing her carry Katherine opted for a new handbag on this occasion at County Hall a deep shine lilac aspinal midi Mayfair this was much more in keeping with the queen style and as Elizabeth II was very rarely seen in public without a handbag carried likely on the left wrist it left her hands free to greet people and accept flowers number two just 3 days after that event Kate raised the stakes once more at the wedding of Prince William's cousin princess Eugene and Jack Brooksbank a pink Alexander McQueen dress paired with a Philip Tracy hat a b color perfect for an early Autumn wedding and an example of the head-to-toe tailoring favored by Queen Elizabeth whilst also managing not to overshadow the [Music] bride number three she had already worn it in 2012 but the Duchess of Cambridge stunned onlookers with this elegant Jenny Packham teal lace dress when she rewar it to the 2018 Tusk conservation Awards it's a firm favorite amongst followers of Kate's fashion and another example of her ability to recycle outfits and still make them look fresh number four fast forward four years to another of William and Katherine's environmental sustainability commitments the Earth shop prize held in Boston in 2022 Kate's choice of off theher a neon green gown by Solace London turned heads on the equally Green carpet the dress was rented from the UK based company her and was complemented by an emerald and diamond choker necklace once belonging to Princess Diana Prince William launched the awards in 2020 alongside s David atra championing the environment sustainability and future Generations playing a supporting role to her husband usband at his award ceremony but still shining in her own light Kate's outfit showed a queen of the [Music] future number five one of the finest examples of the princess of wales's striking colors the Vivid red suit she wore to the launch of shaping Us in January 2023 the Alexander McQueen outfit was a confident statement from Kate out glowing the guests at her own campaign for raising awareness of the importance of the early years in childhood red is a popular choice for the Princess of Wales it has special significance in the Welsh flag and National dress as well as being historically associated with royalty as it represents power and authority Kate's preference for a suit over a dress press also conveyed a mature and business-like Aura a woman devoted to a life of Public Service during this time we lay the found number six another engagement for Children's Health another suit and another reworn outfit The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Neuroscience Lab at University College London in 2018 this burgundy pole car suit with double breasted jacket and three tiered skirt had been worn by Kate before in 2012 and 2017 it's a traditional look for a modern Royal showing Kate as an uninterrupted link between the history and the future of the monarchy number seven this teal long sleeved dress with pleated skirts by Amelia wickstead is one Catherine could have raided from Queen Elizabeth's wardrobe once again on this visit to the BBC's broadcasting house with William in 2018 we saw her in bold colors black heels and a reworn outfit from her 2014 visit to New Zealand coincidentally the country where wickstead was born [Music] number eight so different and yet so familiar the one- shoulder gown is not a look normally associated with Kate but it is another Alexander McQueen number and it has been reworn and reimagined by the Princess of Wales first worn at the bafs in 2018 she dawned the dress at the same Awards 5 years later this time with a shoulder drape and daring long black Opera gloves Kate's look on the evening Drew comparisons to a classical Greek goddess the earrings were equally as bold oversized and floral but also reasonably priced £18 from Zara Kate's Frugal choices for this event showed she could both reflect the UK's cost of living crisis at the time whilst radiating glamour and elegance number nine Commonwealth day 2023 brought the royal family together for a service at Westminster Abbey a brave setting to try something new and different K elected to wear a Navy floral airm skirt suit with ple jacket nipped at the waist and midi skirt an unusually daring choice for so formal an occasion she pulled it off faultlessly as she so frequently does with the Hat by Shawn Barrett Queen Alexandra's three- feather brute and Princess Diana's Sapphire earrings providing the perfect accompaniments much like the pole car burgundy suit it linked the past and the future of the royal family made more poignant on this occasion as it was the First Commonwealth day service since the passing of Queen Elizabeth who dearly loved the Commonwealth Family my own number 10 in April 2021 Queen country and Commonwealth mourned the death of the prince philli Duke of Edinburgh Elizabeth II's husband of 73 years and the longest serving Royal consort in British history his funeral took place at Windsor Castle made even more somber by the covid restrictions and enforced distancing between family members morning dress is a key part of the royal wardrobe and The Duchess of cambridge's Ensemble that day presented a respectful and graceful Elegance a Catherine Walker bow tie black coat with ROM morray dress Philip Tracy veiled hat and Jan Vito Rossy black suede heels her four row Pearl and diamond necklace and matching earrings were permanently lent to her by Queen Elizabeth and were once warn by Princess Diana it was Kate's own style and flawlessly Royal style classic feminine and quintessentially British the Princess of Wales manages to make each of her outfits look stylish and top of the range hers is a Timeless look which will make her transformation from Duchess to princess to eventual Queen consort seamless back

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Length: 15min 2sec (902 seconds)

Published: Mon Jan 08 2024