Every Look the Princess of Wales Has Worn on Christmas Day
When the Princess of Wales first joined the royal family for Christmas at Queen Elizabeth II’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk in 2011, after marrying Prince William at Westminster Abbey earlier that year, she nailed the formal dress code in a maroon coat dress and a matching hat by Jane Corbett.
It’s a tried-and-tested formula that she’s adopted countless times in the decade-plus since then. Kate often opts for festive colors for the annual Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene church, from the forest-green Sportsmax coat she wore in 2015 to her burgundy Catherine Walker look from 2018 (the year that Meghan Markle joined the royals for Christmas for the first time).
Occasionally, the royal will throw a fashion curveball into the mix: think of the cheery plaid Miu Miu coat she wore in 2017, or the wide-brimmed feather hat that she wore with a dark green coat in 2022, which was British country-set style, through and through.
Below, see all of the Princess of Wales’s Christmas Day outfits to date.
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The Princess of Wales wears a Blazé Milano plaid coat with Cartier Trinity hoop earrings for the 2025 service at Sandringham.
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The Princess of Wales plucks a green Alexander McQueen coat from her existing wardrobe to join her family at the Christmas Day 2024 church service.
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Hand in hand with her daughter Princess Charlotte, Kate arrives at the traditional Christmas Day service wearing a cobalt-blue Alexander McQueen coat dress, a coordinating hat, and a pair of sapphire earrings that once belonged to Princess Diana.
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Bringing back out a deep green coat from Alexander McQueen, a wide-brimmed hat from Philip Treacy, and Gianvito Rossi boots.
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Wearing a grey coat dress by Catherine Walker with a faux fur collar, paired with a green hat from Sylvia Fletcher for Lock & Co and matching pumps.
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In a burgundy Alexander McQueen coat dress, Jane Taylor headband, and matching Gianvito Rossi pumps.
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Wearing a fashion-forward plaid coat from Miu Miu, a black furry hat, and black suede pumps from Tod’s.
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For Christmas with the Middletons in Bucklebury, Kate opted for a chestnut-brown coat from Hobbs (which she had worn a number of times previously) with a faux fur collar and fringed leather pumps from Tod’s.
Photo: Getty Images9/122015
In a forest-green coat from Sportsmax, paired with a matching hat by Sylvia Fletcher for Lock & Co.
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Wearing a tweed coat from Moloh, a brown hat from Lock & Co, and matching heels by Emmy Shoes.
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In a tartan coat by Alexander McQueen, a green hat by Gina Foster, and black suede boots by Aquatalia.
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Wearing a maroon coat dress and velvet hat from Jane Corbett.
