Kensington Palace forced to release statement over the Princess of Wales' clothes

Phoebe Tatham
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Catherine, Princess of Wales visits HMP High Down on September 12, 2023 in Sutton, England. The Princess of Wales (in her role as Patron of The Forward Trust) is visiting the prison to learn about how the charity is supporting those in the criminal justice system to manage and recover from their addictions. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

A new statement has been released regarding the reporting of the Princess of Wales'sclothes.

On Tuesday morning, a Kensington Palace spokesperson clarified in a brief statement that there has been no policy change, despite recent reporting suggesting otherwise.

Kate leaving National Portrait Gallery
Princess Kate during a recent royal engagement (Getty Images)

Their statement read: "Over the last week, I have received numerous questions about a story regarding The Princess of Wales's clothing and how Kensington Palace shares information about her outfits.

"To clarify, the comments that appeared in the article were from me, not The Princess of Wales. The comments that were reported should not be directly attributed to The Princess of Wales."

It continued: "To be clear, there has been no change in our approach to sharing information about Her Royal Highness's clothing."

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For many years, the Palace have been releasing details about Kate's outfits on special occasions, but not for day-to-day engagements as they wanted the focus to be on her work.

The Princess of Wales in red coat with black hat and gloves
For many years, the Palace have been releasing details about Kate's outfits on special occasions (Getty Images)

In last week's A Right Royal Podcast, hosts Andrea Caamano, Emmy Griffiths and royal editor Emily Nash, alongside ITV's royal journalist Lizzie Robinson, clarified the situation and explained why despite the news resurfacing again three years after the initial report, it wasn't actually new information.

Listen to the full discussion below…

Kate's recent London engagement

Last week, Princess Kate paid a visit to the National Portrait Gallery with a group of school pupils from All Souls CE Primary School in London. Together they explored The Bobeam Tree Trail, which is based on work by her Royal Foundation for Early Childhood.

Princess of Wales wearing brown blazer and turtleneck
Kate was all smiles during her London outing (Getty Images)

The trail at the museum is based on a magical tree with beautiful, colourful leaves, which thrives when surrounded by stories. Children were asked to help the tree by discovering the stories of people depicted in the artworks – exploring facial expressions, listening to audio recordings and using props.

Kate took part in the trail
The mother-of-three took part in the trail (Getty Images)

Kate joined the pupils and teachers as they explored how faces can express feelings and emotions and as they were asked to think about their own lives, feelings and thoughts while creating a self portrait, which they could choose to "feed" to the tree to help it grow big and strong.