{"id":234333,"date":"2025-07-03T09:23:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T09:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/234333\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T09:23:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T09:23:16","slug":"kate-middletons-trusted-inner-circle-the-designers-and-friends-defining-her-royal-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/234333\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton’s trusted inner circle: The designers and friends defining her royal style"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Princess of Wales<\/a>\u00a0is widely admired for her timeless and elegant style.<\/p>\n

While her fashion choices often make headlines,\u00a0less visible – but equally influential – is the close-knit circle of designers and creatives who help shape her aesthetic behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

Many of them are more than collaborators – they’re trusted friends whose brands she supports and wears regularly.<\/p>\n

From bespoke eveningwear to sustainable day pieces, each selection reflects not just personal taste but meaningful relationships.<\/p>\n

With a degree in art history and a passion for the visual arts, Kate brings a thoughtful eye to everything she wears and surrounds herself with.<\/p>\n

Her fashion and design sensibilities extend beyond the wardrobe – most notably into the interiors of the home she shares with Prince William<\/a>\u00a0and their three children.<\/p>\n

Whether in fashion or interiors, the Princess shapes her world with loyalty, creativity and quiet confidence.<\/p>\n

Here, we take a closer look at the designers and friends who form the foundation of her royal fashion circle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Princess of Wales is widely admired for her timeless and elegant style. While her fashion choices often make headlines, less visible – but equally influential – is the close-knit circle of designers and creatives who help shape her aesthetic behind the scenes<\/p>\n

Rosie van Cutsem\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rosie van Cutsem, who co-founded the heritage-inspired brand Troy London with her sister Lucia Ruck Keene, has deep ties to the royal family.<\/p>\n

She married William van Cutsem in 2013, with Prince William serving as an usher.<\/p>\n

William, a godfather to Prince George, grew up at Anmer Hall, the royal couple’s Norfolk home –\u00a0his father, a friend of King Charles, rented it from the Royal Family.<\/p>\n

Troy London offers elevated countrywear designed for stylish women navigating the British outdoors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kate has frequently worn the brand, including the olive green Tracker Utility Jacket and the Brora x Troy London Fair Isle Sweater.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With a focus on British-made craftsmanship and timeless silhouettes, Troy London blends function and flair – perfectly in step with the Princess’ style.<\/p>\n

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Kate has frequently worn Troy London’s olive green Tracker Utility Jacket and the Brora x Troy London Fair Isle Sweater (pictured in 2021)<\/p>\n

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Rosie van Cutsem, who co-founded the heritage-inspired brand Troy London with her sister Lucia Ruck Keene, has deep ties to the royal family<\/p>\n

Emilia Jardine-Paterson\u00a0<\/p>\n

A friendship dating back to their school days at Marlborough College, Emilia Jardine-Paterson and Kate have been close since the age of 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Emilia also knew Prince William during his teenage years and played a supportive role during Kate and William’s brief breakup in 2007, famously whisking Kate off to Ibiza for a girls’ getaway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Emilia, now one of Prince George’s godparents, is a respected interior designer. She’s believed to have contributed to the redecoration of Anmer Hall, offering Kate guidance on fabrics, trimmings and furnishings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her husband, David Jardine-Paterson, hails from a Scottish landowning family with historical ties to the Jardine banking dynasty in Hong Kong.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He also shares a personal connection to the Middleton family, as his younger brother, JJ, dated Pippa Middleton for four years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Emilia Jardine-Paterson is believed to have contributed to the redecoration of Anmer Hall on the Sandringham Estate<\/p>\n

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A friendship dating back to their school days at Marlborough College, Emilia and Kate have been close since the age of 13<\/p>\n

Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs<\/p>\n

Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs, co-founder of Beulah London, is another close friend of the Princess – and the wife of Kate’s former boyfriend, Rupert Finch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her father, the Marquess of Reading, is a friend of Prince Charles and as a result, Natasha has known William since she was a little girl.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beulah London, which Natasha runs with her friend Lavinia Brennan, is one of Kate’s go-to brands.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Princess has worn the label on multiple occasions, with at least eight dresses in her wardrobe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Founded to support survivors of human trafficking, Beulah donates 10 per cent of its profits to charity.<\/p>\n

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The Princess has worn Beulah on multiple occasions, with at least eight dresses in her wardrobe (pictured in 2023)<\/p>\n

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Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs, co-founder of Beulah London, is another close friend of the Princess – and the wife of Kate’s former boyfriend, Rupert Finch<\/p>\n

Daisy Knatchbull\u00a0<\/p>\n

Founder of the groundbreaking tailoring house The Deck – now Knatchbull – Daisy Knatchbull made history by opening the first women-only tailoring store on London’s Savile Row.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her brand has become a favourite among fashion editors and refined dressers alike.<\/p>\n

Daisy comes from a prestigious lineage: her great-grandfather was the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, uncle to Prince Philip, and her father is Philip Knatchbull, CEO of Curzon cinemas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As part of the extended royal family, Daisy maintains friendships with both the Prince and Princess of Wales.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kate notably wore a ruffled silk blouse from Knatchbull beneath a Victoria Beckham suit for a recent appearance at the British Fashion Awards, showcasing the brand’s polished femininity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Kate wore a ruffled silk blouse from Knatchbull beneath a Victoria Beckham suit for a recent appearance at the British Fashion Awards<\/p>\n

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Founder of the groundbreaking tailoring house The Deck – now Knatchbull – Daisy Knatchbull made history by opening the first women-only tailoring store on London’s Savile Row<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Princess of Wales\u00a0is widely admired for her timeless and elegant style. While her fashion choices often make…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,92,77,533,448,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-234333","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-kate-middleton","12":"tag-royals","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114788578826629831","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234333","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=234333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}