{"id":1032622,"date":"2026-06-17T15:17:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1032622\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T15:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:17:33","slug":"kate-middleton-goes-from-butter-yellow-to-marigold-at-royal-ascot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1032622\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton Goes From Butter Yellow to Marigold at Royal Ascot"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTwo days after arriving at Garter Day<\/a> in the palest of butter yellows, Catherine, Princess of Wales, moved to the more saturated end of one of summer\u2019s strongest color stories at 2026 Royal Ascot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tBack at Royal Ascot<\/a> for the first time since 2023<\/a>, the Princess of Wales joined Prince William for the second day of the annual race meeting on Wednesday. The pair arrived as part of the Royal Procession, riding in a horse-drawn carriage with the Duke and Duchess of Richmond and Gordon.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"ASCOT,<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tPrince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales laugh as they attend the second day of 2026 Royal Ascot<\/a> at Ascot Racecourse on Wednesday in Ascot, England.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tFor the occasion, Catherine returned to a custom marigold Roksanda dress based on the label\u2019s Brigitte design. The short-sleeve style featured a rounded neckline, a fitted waist and a softly pleated midi skirt, while a wide panel of crepe crossed the bodice and finished in an oversize bow at the left shoulder. The asymmetric draping brought a more sculptural finish to the otherwise streamlined silhouette. Wednesday marked the dress\u2019 third public outing: Catherine debuted it upon arriving in Jamaica during a 2022 royal tour and brought it back for the Wimbledon women\u2019s singles final later that summer.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tThe Princess of Wales in a marigold yellow Roksanda dress during the Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPA Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Princess of Wales extended the color above the neckline with a yellow saucer hat. Its broad, slightly tilted brim swept low across her forehead, while a loose web of fine netting rose above the crown and spilled irregularly over the brim.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs for her other accessories, the royal paired the dress with an ivory Anya Hindmarch clutch, her go-to beige suede Gianvito Rossi pumps and the three-strand pearl bracelet Nigel Milne designed for Diana, Princess of Wales. She recently wore the bracelet for Trooping the Colour as well. Diamond chandelier earrings reportedly inherited from the late Queen Elizabeth II completed the look.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"ASCOT,<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tPrince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales smile as they attend the 2026 Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tRoyal Ascot is not an event where the dress code leaves much room for interpretation. In the Royal Enclosure, hats are required, while dresses must follow rules around straps, length and coverage. Catherine\u2019s look met those requirements, though she once again skipped the name badge generally worn by attendees, including members of the royal family.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"ASCOT,<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tPrince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales, in her vibrant yellow custom Roksanda dress. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tWednesday marked Catherine\u2019s sixth appearance at Royal Ascot.<\/a> In recent years, she has attended in icy blue Elie Saab, black-and-white Alessandra Rich and vivid red Alexander McQueen. The marigold Roksanda continued her preference for strong color at the event, this time in one of summer\u2019s most prominent shades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two days after arriving at Garter Day in the palest of butter yellows, Catherine, Princess of Wales, moved…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1032623,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,10016,533,5105,46788,7710,519,448],"class_list":["post-1032622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-royals","tag-british-royal-family","tag-celebrity-style","tag-kate-middleton","tag-royal","tag-royal-ascot","tag-royal-families","tag-royal-family","tag-royals"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116766118464965069","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1032622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1032623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1032622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1032622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1032622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}