What’s more British than a wedge of cheddar, an apple crumble, and a pint of fine, fine ale? Kate Middleton—Catherine, Princess of Wales—put on her best Jimmy Choo suede boots and hopped to London’s historic Borough Market to man some of the market stalls hawking the best of British for a day.
The princess was joined by her husband, Prince William, in a surprise visit to Borough, the 1,000 year-old central London market. (You’ll know it for its viral chocolate-covered strawberries or the Ginger Pig’s hulking sausage rolls, probably.) Catherine and William served some very excitable locals and tourists: first, at social enterprise coffee stand Change Please, where Kate made William a cappuccino; next, they piped meringue atop some desserts from the famous Humble Crumble—the princess dutifully put on a pink and gray staff apron. The couple also visited Trethowan Brothers cheesemakers, who sell traditional cheeses from their North Somerset dairy and are known for their award-winning Gorwydd Caerphilly.
Following their time at the market, they headed on over to the famous Bermondsey Beer Mile, visiting Southwark Brewing Company and female-owned Fabal Beerhall. Both were game to pull pints and try out the beers on tap. They finished the day with a trip on the RNLI lifeboat on the River Thames to learn about their life-saving work.
It was a classic Kate Middleton look today for manning the stalls: she opted for a well-loved, gray check Catherine Walker blazer, a blue boyfriend-style poplin shirt from With Nothing Underneath, her favorite Cartier Trinity earrings, and the aforementioned Jimmy Choo Cece 60 suede ankle boots in a coffee brown.
It’s already been a busy first quarter of the year for Kate, with royal engagements all across the UK—she’s made sure to dress the part, too. She recently paid a visit to Leicester, England to meet the local Indian community for the Hindu festival of Holi; and for the occasion, she chose an all-white ensemble, comprising a custom coat by Chris Kerr and a matching pleated midi-dress underneath, which was accented by the gift of a floral garland and a yellow silk scarf.
For the 2026 Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey last week, the princess wore a royal-blue coat dress by her all-time favorite, Catherine Walker, and the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Bahrain Pearl drop earrings, crafted from a cache of seven rare pearls that the then Princess Elizabeth was given by the Hakim of Bahrain as a gift on her wedding day in 1947.
