43 Of The Princess Of Wales’s Best Royal Rewears To Date
Ever since she first emerged on the public stage, the Princess of Wales has been wearing her outfits on repeat. While it led to her being dubbed “thrifty Kate” in the tabloid press at first, the royal’s practice of shopping from her own wardrobe increasingly sends out a strong message about the importance of sustainability in fashion.
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Indeed, in recent months, the royal has been spotted in a series of repeat looks for official engagements. For the 80th anniversary of VE Day in May, she rewore a polka-dot Alessandra Rich dress that she previously sported in 2023, while for the Order the Garter service this week, she brought back out a white two-in-one jacket and skirt by Self-Portrait, which she also wore in May. The Princess is known for digging deep into her archives, too: for a recent visit to Wales, she revisited a khaki Ralph Lauren jacket that she was first photographed in at the Cheltenham Races back in 2007, during her pre-royal life.
From designer go-tos, such as Alexander McQueen and Catherine Walker, to high-street favourites such as Hobbs, Kate’s definitely shown the power of a high-profile rewear over the years. Below, see 42 of the Princess’s best repeat outfits to date.
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During her first overseas tour as a newlywed, Kate wore a lilac shift dress by Roksanda Ilinčić on arriving in LA. A year later, she rewore the same dress for a Royal Academy of Arts reception, before bringing it back out for a visit to the Anna Freud Centre in 2016.
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After stepping out in a white broderie anglaise dress by Zimmermann during a tour of Australia in April 2014, Kate rewore the same design three months later at Wimbledon.
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The Princess has worn this blue Stella McCartney shift dress on no less than four occasions, including at a National Portrait Gallery event in 2012. The royal later rewore the dress during a visit to RAF Fairford with Prince George in 2016 and was most recently seen sporting the number for a video message about her “Hold Still” project in 2020.
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Kate opted for a pastel pink peplum dress by Alexander McQueen during a visit to Adelaide, Australia, in 2014, before rewearing the look at the Vogue 100: A Century Of Style exhibition at National Portrait Gallery two years later.
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Kate famously arrived in Sydney in a bright yellow shift dress by Roksanda Ilinčić – nicknamed the “banana dress” – in 2014. She later rewore the colour-block piece at Wimbledon two years later.
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The royal has worn this vibrant green coat by Catherine Walker on two occasions: firstly, during a tour of Australia in 2014 and again at the Chelsea Flower Show two years later.
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Before wedding Prince William in 2011, Kate wore a postbox-red skirt suit by Italian designer Luisa Spagnoli for a visit to St Andrew’s, where the couple famously met. Six years later, she repeated the look at a Place2Be event in London.
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With daughter Princess Charlotte in tow, the royal wore a lavender dress by Emilia Wickstead while departing Hamburg in Germany in 2017. A year later, she rewore the pastel number for the Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit in London.
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