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On the latest episode of the Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential, host Jo Elvin and a panel of royal fashion experts reveal the secrets of how the family stay impeccably dressed despite Britain’s notoriously bad weather.
From iconic wellie and umbrella brands to coats that never go out of style, the Daily Mail’s Claire Cisotti and Rebecca English join renowned British designer Amanda Wakeley OBE to discuss the rainy day looks sported by Princesses Diana, Catherine and the late Queen Elizabeth.
During the episode, Cisotti reveals the ‘clever trick’ Kate has perfected for wearing coats.
As host Elvin points out, most of us struggle to look elegant in a coat, they can feel bulky and overwhelm whatever is underneath.
However, in matching the colour scheme and style of the coat with a dress, Kate ‘effectively hides’ the fact it is a coat, making it look like part of the outfit itself.
Cisotti said: ‘I loved the chocolate brown coat the Princess wore when she went to visit the new Archbishop at Lambeth Palace in February.
‘Kate was dressed head to toe in browns… she just looked stunning, not many people could look that good.
‘She had the Edeline Lee dress, and then the Catherine Walker beautiful brown coat and accompanied it with brown suede mules.’
‘Kate makes her coats look part of the dress. It’s a really clever trick. She can make all coats look dress worthy.
‘You feel like you’re getting the whole outfit and you’re not hiding what’s actually underneath.’
Fashion designer Wakeley agreed, adding that Kate’s love of rich browns and a ‘really tailored, sharp coat’ is what keeps her looking effortlessly stylish even in Britain’s harshest seasons.
Using Kate’s 2025 Sandringham walkabout as an example, Wakeley said: ‘The brown hat, the brown boots with it, it was very beautiful.
‘I love her in those fit and flare coats, the sort of maxi coats, the Holland Cooper type look. It works very well on her.
‘It’s not an overcoat, the outfit is the coat.’
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