princess kate middleton It turns out she’s wearing her old favorite dress from Trooping the Color again.
Kate, 42, attended the annual birthday parade wearing a white long-sleeved Jenny Packham dress with thin black piping around the waist and neck and an oversized bow at the lapels. The Princess of Wales completed her look by adding a white Philip Treacy headpiece, pearl earrings, white pumps and a black clutch. Kate also wore an Irish Guards Regiment brooch, a nod to her ceremonial role as commander-in-chief of that unit. (The Irish Guards were among the British troops taking part in the parade.)
Eagle-eyed royal observers noted that Kate’s Jenny Packham dress looked upcycled. The princess wore a similarly structured white gown from the brand at an event in May 2023. King Charles IIICoronation ceremony. The dress at the time had thin, black piping around the neckline and a thicker black belt around the waist.
Kate, who is famous for recycling wardrobe items, attended Trooping the Color with her husband. prince william. They brought their three children with them: Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 5. William, 41, chose military uniform, while George, Charlotte and Louis joined the sisters in naval attire.
Saturday also marked Kate’s first public appearance since undergoing treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. Kate, who confirmed her diagnosis last March, also spoke to her father-in-law Charles, 75, from the balcony of Buckingham Palace as William and their children watched the military flight intently.
Kate and Charles, 75, bonded over their respective battles with cancer (the king confirmed his illness in February) and she was delighted to attend the Trooping the Color festival.
“I’m looking forward to attending the King’s Birthday Parade with my family this weekend and hope to take part in a few public events over the summer,” Kate said on Friday, June 14. “But equally, I know I’m not out of the woods yet.” He said. , name. “I am learning to be patient, especially amid uncertainty.”
“I’m making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy knows, there are good days and bad days,” he said.