{"id":2212445,"date":"2025-12-26T03:56:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T03:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2212445"},"modified":"2025-12-26T03:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T03:56:19","slug":"fashion-verdict-by-alice-hare-kate-keeps-the-royals-in-checks-both-old-and-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/fashion-verdict-by-alice-hare-kate-keeps-the-royals-in-checks-both-old-and-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion verdict by ALICE HARE: Kate keeps the royals in checks, both old and new"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tonal dressing with a dash of Italian alta moda was the order of the day for the Princess of Wales<\/a> as she attended church at Sandringham on Christmas<\/a> morning: she greeted crowds and thanked well-wishers in head-to-toe shades of brown.<\/p>\n

But this wasn’t a sludgy, bland brown: think a decadent chocolate tone more Charbonnel et Walker than Cadbury<\/a>‘s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A windowpane check coat by Italian brand Blaz\u00e9 Milano was the focal point.<\/p>\n

Kate has worn the bespoke coat on four public occasions before this, including to the Christmas service at Sandringham in 2021, but her choice of accessories made the look fresh and different.<\/p>\n

Her skirt, too, was a repeat wear \u2013 from Gucci’s 2019 resort collection \u2013 and, like her coat, it featured a smart check.<\/p>\n

The Princess’s favourite bespoke Gianvito Rossi boots completed her trio of Italian fashion houses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Kate represented British brands too via her trusty \u00a3415 DeMellier\u00a0London<\/a> bag, \u00a3135 Cornelia James gloves and a \u00a3125 Really Wild scarf, which she first wore to Christmas at Sandringham more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n

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Princess of Wales in a windowpane check coat by Italian brand Blaz\u00e9 Milano\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Eugenie, twinning with her sister in a \u00a3810 hat by the same milliner and a \u00a3370 checked cape coat by Spanish brand-of-the-moment Byan Concept<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Princess Beatrice opted for New York brand Cara Cara’s \u00a3950 wool trench coat, which she paired with a \u00a32,990 Loro Piana bag and a \u00a31,600 Emily London pillbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Indeed, the only new thing Kate wore was her hat, by Shrewsbury milliner Juliette Botterill. Featuring delicate felt lace cutouts, it retails for \u00a3650.<\/p>\n

The finishing touch? Princess Charlotte, ten, perfectly complementing her mother’s chocolate look with a confectionery-inspired hue of her own.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her caramel coat is thought to be a bespoke mini-me version of a Catherine Walker design Kate has worn many times.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere \u2013 bar the Queen, who wore an eye-catching red coat by British designer Fiona Clare, a hat by Philip Treacy and a brooch that belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth \u2013 there were Christmas checks aplenty.<\/p>\n

Princess Beatrice opted for New York brand Cara Cara’s \u00a3950 wool trench coat, which she paired with a \u00a32,990 Loro Piana bag and a \u00a31,600 Emily London pillbox.<\/p>\n

Eugenie likewise, twinning with her sister in a \u00a3810 hat by the same milliner and a \u00a3370 checked cape coat by Spanish brand-of-the-moment Byan Concept.<\/p>\n

The Duchess of Edinburgh’s \u00a31,990 houndstooth tweed coat was by British brand Suzannah, her hat in the same fabric by esteemed milliner Jane Taylor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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