The Duchess of Cambridge regularly grabs headlines with her wardrobe choices.
But considerate Kate did her best to avoid the fanfare when she attended a friend’s wedding over the weekend.
The 36-year-old royal recycled a Catherine Walker coat to watch childhood friend Sophie Carter tie the knot with Robert Suggs at St Andrew’s Church in Letheringsett, Norfolk, on Saturday.
She previously wore the striking periwinkle blue garment during the royal visit to Berlin in July last year.
It is not the first time the Duchess has donned a previously worn garment for a wedding.
The Duchess of Cambridge recycled a Catherine Walker coat to watch friend Sophie Carter tie the knot with Robert Suggs at St Andrew’s Church in Letheringsett, Norfolk, on Saturday
The royal previously wore the striking periwinkle blue garment during the royal visit to Berlin in July last year. Pictured, Kate and William arrive in Germany with George and Charlotte
Indeed it has been noted the Duchess appears to make a point of re-wearing her old outfits for a very important reason – so as not to upstage the bride.
Kate used the same styling trick at a number of previous weddings, most notably the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s in May when she wore a version of a favourite Alexander McQueen coat.
And during her pregnancy with Prince George the Duchess attended the wedding of William van Cutsem and Rosie Ruck Keene, again knowing that all eyes would be on her bump in anticipation of the birth of her first child.
She chose a very low key outfit in the form of a £38 polka dot dress from Topshop she had worn a month earlier to visit the opening of the Warner Bros Studios in Hertfordshire.
Kate paired the periwinkle coat with a custom-designed headband by Juliette Botterill Millinery. The piece is the latest in a string of more daring pieces by the royal
Juliette Botterill Millinery was the designer behind the white headband worn by Kate at her son Prince Louis’ Christening in July, pictured. Her outfit won widespread praise from fans
Meanwhile Kate deflected the limelight at the wedding of Zara Phillips to rugby player Mike Tindall in July 2011 by wearing a Day Birger et Mikkelsen coat she had sported for Laura Parker Bowles’ wedding five years earlier.
However Kate updated her look for Sophie’s wedding with a playful new accessory.
The Duchess paired the trusty Catherine Walker number with a daring custom headband by Juliette Botterill Millinery, the company behind the headpiece she wore to Prince Louis’ Christening.
Kate chose an icy blue style from the designer for Trooping the Colour this year.
Kate used the same styling trick at a number of previous weddings, most notably the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s in May when she wore a version of a favourite Alexander McQueen coat
The Duchess wore a slightly different take on the Alexander McQueen number for the Christening of Princess Charlotte in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, in 2015, pictured
The mother-of-three finished the look with the same blue topaz and white gold jewellery set she wore with the coat in Germany.
Prince William, 36, looked his dapper best in a coat and tails wearing a dove grey waistcoat and a sky blue shirt to accompany his wife to the wedding.
Their eldest children, Prince George, five, and Princess Charlotte, three, served as page boy and bridesmaid at the nuptials, but five-month-old son Prince Louis stayed at home.
During her pregnancy with Prince George the Duchess attended the wedding of William van Cutsem and Rosie Ruck Keene, again knowing that all eyes would be on her bump in anticipation of the birth of her first child. So she tried to deflect attention by recycling a look
The royal guest chose a very low key outfit in the form of a £38 polka dot dress from Topshop she had worn a month earlier to visit the opening of the Warner Bros Studiosm pictured
The Cambridges are reported to have arrived at the ceremony in a farmer’s truck, decorated with flowers and ribbons.
Five-year-old George – in a collarless white shirt, sky-blue knickerbockers, white stockings and white loafers – seemed in particularly playful mood.
A source told People magazine that George was ‘the leader of the pack’ and said that the five-year-old was ‘having a great time’.
He laughed and giggled – and even led his fellow pageboys in a game of soldiers, marching around the church drive after the ceremony. Earlier he had poked his head out of the church porch several times as he waited for the bride to arrive.