{"id":15550,"date":"2026-05-13T12:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/15550\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:40:13","slug":"kate-middleton-begins-italy-trip-in-a-powder-blue-edeline-lee-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/15550\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton Begins Italy Trip in a Powder Blue Edeline Lee Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/clock-regular.4ddebeb.svg\" alt=\"Estimated read time\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>2 min read<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"body-dropcap css-1r5mo5b emevuu60\">The Princess of Wales has begun her first overseas visit since her cancer diagnosis\u2014and she chose a suit by a Canadian-British designer for her first day of engagements. Kate arrived in the Italian city of Reggio Emilia at 1:15 p.m. today wearing a pale blue trouser suit by designer Edeline Lee.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Described as emphasizing \u201cprecision cut. Hand-made details, and femininity of form,\u201d Edeline Lee is a Canadian-British designer based in London. She graduated from Central Saint Martins and launched her label in 2014. Kate has worn her designs previously, including in February this year for an audience with the Archbishop of Canterbury.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"The Princess Of Wales Visits Reggio Emilia - Day 1\" title=\"The Princess Of Wales Visits Reggio Emilia - Day 1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2304\" height=\"3000\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cf42db6e-8a4d-4ecc-814c-ba01ff692532.jpeg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/>Samir Hussein\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Princess of Wales visits the Piazza Camillo Prampolini.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The Princess of Wales <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a71292189\/kate-middleton-arrives-reggio-emilia-photos\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a71292189\/kate-middleton-arrives-reggio-emilia-photos\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"met by cheering crowds\" data-node-id=\"3.1\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">met by cheering crowds<\/a> in Reggio Emilia today in the city&#8217;s Piazza Camillo Prampolini. She bent down to talk to school children and hugged one fan on arrival before waving to the crowds and going into the Town Hall.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">An aide yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a71281699\/kate-middleton-2026-italy-trip-preview-significant-moment\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a71281699\/kate-middleton-2026-italy-trip-preview-significant-moment\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"described this visit\" data-node-id=\"5.1\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">described this visit<\/a> as a \u201chuge moment\u201d for the Princess. \u201cAlthough there will be many highlights of 2026 I think this being her first official international visit, post her recovery, I think this is a really significant moment for her,\u201d the aide said\u2026\u201d[This visit] is an important step in the Princess\u2019s recovery journey. She takes great joy from this work. I think it\u2019s only right that her first international trip since her illness is one that is focussed on an issue that she is committed to championing for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The Princess has not traveled overseas for work since October 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/style\/fashion-trends\/a45531548\/kate-middleton-cream-zara-blazer-rugby-world-cup-quarterfinals-2023-shop\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/style\/fashion-trends\/a45531548\/kate-middleton-cream-zara-blazer-rugby-world-cup-quarterfinals-2023-shop\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"when she went to Marseille\" data-node-id=\"6.1\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">when she went to Marseille<\/a> to support the England rugby team in her role as Patron of the RFU. Her last tour was to the U.S. in late 2022 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/g42135377\/earthshot-prize-green-carpet-2022-photos\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/g42135377\/earthshot-prize-green-carpet-2022-photos\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Prince William\u2019s Earthshot Prize\" data-node-id=\"6.3\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Prince William\u2019s Earthshot Prize<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778676013_531_c7fd6b56-1588-4376-a2a2-83eb5f9c43ec_1542771764.file.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Victoria Murphy\" title=\"Headshot of Victoria Murphy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Town &amp; Country Contributing Editor Victoria Murphy has reported on the British Royal Family since 2010. She has interviewed Prince Harry and has travelled the world covering several royal tours. She is a frequent contributor to Good Morning America. Victoria authored Town &amp; Country book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Town-Country-Queen-Life-Pictures\/dp\/1950785092\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Queen: A Life in Pictures<\/a>, released in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2 min read The Princess of Wales has begun her first overseas visit since her cancer diagnosis\u2014and she&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[9796,637,11461,639,9797,5,638,643,11460,9795],"class_list":{"0":"post-15550","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-italy","8":"tag-collection-royal-family-news","9":"tag-content-type-news","10":"tag-contentid-f02e8bb3-c18a-447e-a4cf-3572a7e8738d","11":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","12":"tag-issyndicated-false","13":"tag-italy","14":"tag-locale-us","15":"tag-read_time-2","16":"tag-shorttitle-kate-middleton-wears-edeline-lee-suit","17":"tag-subsection-heritage"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}