Princess Kate’s increased visibility in 2025 has given fans greater opportunity to see her extensive royal wardrobe, from V-E Day to royal pageantry.
The Princess of Wales spent much of 2024 out of the limelight as she underwent chemotherapy for cancer. But in January, she announced she is officially in remission after the first in a succession of royal visits this year.
Princess Kate’s Visit to the Royal Marsden
Kate announced her remission on the same day she visited staff at the Royal Marsden Hospital to thank them for her care.
She wore a burgundy Gabriela Hearst turtleneck sweater, which she paired with an Edeline Lee skirt.
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Princess Kate Commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day
Kate marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Holocaust Memorial Day at the Guildhall on January 27.
She wore a dark navy suit with a layered pearl necklace and Bahrain Pearl Drop earrings. Pearls are often worn at times of mourning as they resemble tears.
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Kate’s Children’s Hospice Visit
Kate wore a monochrome houndstooth dress with a pussy-bow neckline from Zara to Tŷ Hafan, a children’s hospice based in Sully, a Welsh village near Cardiff, on January 30.
The hospice was the first in Wales when it opened in 1999.
Kate at the National Portrait Gallery
For her visit to the National Portrait Gallery on February 4, the princess opted for a brown wool jacket by designer Petar Petrov, who was born in Ukraine, over a dark turtle-neck sweater and pinstripe Max Mara trousers.
The engagement was part of the launch of her Shaping Us Framework, which aims to promote social and emotional well-being, and is part of her campaign to focus on the early years of a child’s life.
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“To create a physically and mentally healthier society, we must reset, restore, and
rebalance,” Kate said in a foreword to a report accompanying the launch.
“That means taking a profound look at ourselves and our own behaviours, emotions, and feelings.
“It means getting much better at acting with compassion and empathy towards one
another… better understanding how we can protect and build upon what connects and unites us…and acknowledging that society is something we build together, through the actions we take every day.”
Kate Supports Flood-Hit Towns
The Princess of Wales chose bright colors for a visit to Pontypridd Market in Wales on February 26, where she heard about the impact of Storm Bert and Storm Darragh, which had caused flooding in the area.
She wore a bright red Alexander McQueen coat over a Gucci skirt and black boots. Red is one of the national colors of Wales, represented on its flag by a dragon.
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Kate at the Commonwealth Day Service
In March, Kate again opted for bright red, pairing it with a Catherine Walker coat dress, and complemented it with meaningful jewelry choices for Commonwealth Day.
She opted for ‘s Collingwood pearl and diamond earrings, paired with a four-strand Japanese pearl necklace that belonged to , at Westminster Abbey on March 10.
Kate’s Trip to the Rugby
Princess Kate opted for a sleek black double-breasted, military-style coat with a black turtle neck on a visit to Cardiff to watch England beat Wales at the Principality Stadium on March 15.
As patron of England’s Rugby Football Union, she was the one celebrating a 68-14 victory while , as patron of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), was left licking his wounds.
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St Patrick’s Day
Kate wore the color of Ireland for the St Patrick’s Parade at Wellington Barracks on March 17. A dark green Alexander McQueen coat dress helped her show support as Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guards.
Kate Wears Tweed in Scotland
The princess wore a Ralph Lauren Tweed jacket and a blue Boden shirt during a visit to Aros Hall, on the Isle of Mull, on April 29.
The following day, she was back in Scotland, wearing a brown jacket with a green sweater and a blouse with a pie-crust collar on the Isle of Iona.
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V-E Day
Kate marked the 80th anniversary of the Allied Victory in Europe on May 5 in a burgundy Emilia Wickstead coat dress and a Jane Taylor hat.
She joined Prince William and their children, , and , to watch a flypast from the Buckingham Palace balcony.
The commemorations continued on May 8 with a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, when Kate wore a white and black polka dot dress by Alessandra Rich.
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And the same day, she wore a white Self Portrait blazer dress with pearl earrings and a Susan Caplan necklace to a V-E Day concert.
Kate Visits the British Fashion Council
Princess Kate wore an olive green suit by Victoria Beckham during a visit to the British Fashion Council at 180 Studios in London, where she presented the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design on May 13.
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A Buckingham Palace Garden Party
Kate wore a yellow Emilia Wickstead dress with a matching hat by Philip Treacy as she attended her first Buckingham Palace garden party in two years on May 20.
The Naming of HMS Glasgow
Kate wore a nautical-themed navy blue and white Suzannah London coat dress and a Philip Treacy hat for the naming ceremony for HMS Glasgow, at the BAE Systems shipyard in Scotstoun, on May 22,
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Kate Visits V&A East Storehouse
Kate wore an Alexander McQueen trouser suit paired with a white scoop-neck top as she visited the V&A East Storehouse on June 10.
London’s Victoria & Albert Museum gave unprecedented access to its collection of 600,000 artifacts from the creative arts when it opened up its storehouse to the public on May 31.
Trooping the Colour
Kate wore an aquamarine Catherine Walker dress coat and a matching hat by Juliette Botterill to Trooping the Colour on June 14.
She took part in the royal carriage procession, took her place on the dais alongside King Charles and Queen Camilla and watched the R.A.F. flypast from the Buckingham Palace balcony.
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Garter Day
On Monday, Kate attended the Order of the Garter service at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, wearing the same dress she had chosen for the V-E Day concert.
The white Self Portrait outfit consists of a belted blazer and a pleated midi skirt that appear to be separate but are, in fact, one piece.
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