The Duchess of Cambridge won widespread praise for her royal wedding look – widely believed to have been a McQueen coat she has previously worn on three high profile occasions.
However one royal watcher has claimed Kate – frequently praised for recycling her outfits at public engagements – was not wearing coat we had already seen her in the past, but a very similar lookalike.
Eagle-eyed Instagram user Jessica, who runs the account Royal Addicted 2, pointed out there was one subtle but important different between the old and new coat.
She noted that while the coat Kate, 36, wore to the wedding had three buttons on its sleeves, the one she wore to Princess Charlotte’s Christening – as well as other engagements – did not.
The Duchess of Cambridge won widespread praise for her Royal Wedding look – a McQueen coat she was thought to have worn on three high profile occasions
However one royal watcher has claimed it was actually not the same coat, but a very similar lookalike. She noted that while the coat Kate, 36, wore to the wedding had three buttons on its sleeves, the one she wore to Princess Charlotte’s Christening, pictured, did not
The wedding coat was also a ‘primrose yellow’, rather than the cream-colour of her original McQueen number.
While the subtle yellow hue is difficult to see in some of the images from the royal wedding, it is more obvious in photos where she is standing next to Charlotte, three, who was dressed in white, and in the official portraits released by Kensington Palace.
A close-up of the Alexander McQueen coat she wore at Harry and Meghan’s wedding features buttons on the sleeves
However, the cream coat that Kate wore at Charlotte’s christening did not feature buttons on the sleeves
The wedding coat was also a ‘primrose yellow’, rather than the cream-colour of her original McQueen number. The colour is easier to see in this photo of Kate with Princess Charlotte, who was dressed in white for the occasion
The Duchess of Cambridge with (l-r) Prince George, Jasper Dyer, Princess Charlotte and Florence van Cutsem. In foreground, Jessica Mulroney with her daughter Ivy Mulroney
The Instagram user, who regularly posts about royal wardrobes, added that it would not be the first time Kate had bought or commissioned the same piece in two different colours.
The duchess also owns a Preen cocktail dress in red and black; an Emilia Wickstead dress in pink and blue and the same dress by favourite designer Amanda Wakeley in cream and grey.
The original McQueen coat, which features the same cut and flattering neckline as the royal wedding look, was previously worn by Kate to Princess Charlotte’s Christening in 2015.
2015: The duchess first wore the McQueen coat to Princess Charlotte’s 2015 Christening
2106: The royal then donned the ensemble for Trooping the Colour the following June
2017: Kate most recently wore the McQueen coat during the royal visit to Belgium last year
For the occasion, the duchess styled the coat with a white hat.
The royal wore the piece a year later to Trooping the Colour in June 2016, pairing it with a pink hat.
She was seen most recently wearing it at the Passchendaele commemoration service during a visit to Belgium back in July last year.