Kate, 42, wore a white Jenny Packham dress with long sleeves, slim black tubing at the waist, neck, and an enormous bow on her lapel to the annual birthday parade. The Princess of Wales added a light Philip Treacy headpiece, pearl rings, light pump and a black brake to complete the look. Kate also donned an Irish Guards Regimental necklace, which nods to the fleet’s Colonel in Chief. (Among the British troops present at the parade were the Irish Guards.)
Eagle-eyed royal watchers were shocked to learn that Kate’s Jenny Packham costume appeared to have been recycled. At one of King Charles II I’s coronation celebrations in May 2023, the princess wore a similar structured white gown from the company. The gown was at the moment with thick, black belts at her waist and thin, dark piping around the neckline.
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Kate, who is known for repurposing clothing items, with her father, Prince William. They brought their three children: Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 5. While William, 41, opted for his royal military uniform, George, Charlotte and Louis twinned in military clothing.
Kate’s first public appearance on Saturday even marked her first since receiving care for an unknown form of cancer. Kate, who confirmed her treatment in March, moreover, 75, on the Buckingham Palace balcony as William and their children carefully watched the military biplane.
Kate and Charles, 75, shared a love of tumor wars, and the prince announced his diagnosis in February, making her feel happy to go to the Trooping the Colour events.
Kate wrote in, “I’m looking forward to going to The King’s Birthday Parade this trip with my household, and I hope to take part in a few people engagements over the summer, but also knowing I’m not out of the woods already,” adding. “I am learning how to be patient, particularly with uncertainty.”
She continued, “I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad time.”