Another year, another Trooping the Colour ceremony and another look from Kate Middleton. Today (June 13), the royal family gathered at Horse Guards Parade in central London in celebration of King Charles III’s official birthday.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, Princes George and Louis, and Princess Charlotte arrive to the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade, central London, in celebration of King Charles III’s official birthday.Photo: Getty Images
Each year for Trooping the Colour, the Princess of Wales has turned out a look that embraces summer’s prettiest colour palette and features some kind of sentimental detail. 2026 is no different: Kate opted for an icy blue Catherine Walker Lafayette coat dress with white piped lapels, a nipped-in waist and strong shoulders, paired with a wide-brimmed, sculptural bow-topped Philip Treacy hat in a similar shade. (Both look like new purchases for the royal, who loves to shop her own wardrobe and frequently rewears her own pieces.) She styled the look with Cassandra Goad Cavolfiore pearl earrings, white pumps and an Irish Guards regimental brooch. (The latter is a nod to her role as colonel.)
