{"id":236990,"date":"2025-07-04T08:56:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/236990\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T08:56:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:56:20","slug":"princess-kate-stepped-out-in-designer-item-once-worn-by-meghan-markle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/236990\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Kate stepped out in designer item once worn by Meghan Markle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Princess of Wales has sparked interest amongst royal watchers by sporting a designer piece previously worn by the Duchess of Sussex. <\/p>\n<p>During her Wednesday visit to the RHS Wellbeing Garden at Colchester Hospital in Essex, Kate chose a Ralph Lauren striped &#8216;Capri&#8217; shirt in tan, priced at \u00a3575.<\/p>\n<p>The same style was famously worn by Meghan in blue when she joined Kate at Wimbledon in 2018. <\/p>\n<p>The shared fashion choice marks a notable moment, as it occurred during one of the sisters-in-law&#8217;s limited joint public appearances.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"1de25\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"db19bd7bc38e1105663494a0acbedbc1\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201500'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kate-middleton-meghan-markle.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kate Middleton wore a designer shirt that Meghan Markle had previously sported alongside her. <\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Kate paired the designer cotton poplin shirt with a striped Blaze Milano blazer and chocolate brown cigarette trousers for her hospital engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan&#8217;s 2018 Wimbledon appearance saw her style the blue version of the Ralph Lauren shirt with wide-leg white trousers, a white boater hat and black pointed-toe heels. <\/p>\n<p>She completed the look with sunglasses whilst enjoying her first time in the Royal Box.<\/p>\n<p>The occasion marked less than two months since Meghan&#8217;s royal wedding. She sat alongside Kate, who wore a bespoke black and white Jenny Packham dress with nude suede heels.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"a87ac\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"ca5229d11a7523c22a6db9d74284b52e\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201500'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1751619379_654_image.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Eagle eyed royal fans spotted that Kate was wearing a tan version of the shirt Meghan had worn in 2018. <\/p>\n<p>The following year, Meghan returned to Wimbledon with Kate and her sister Pippa Middleton, opting for a white shirt paired with the Hugo Boss &#8216;Vesplisa&#8217; printed midi skirt.<\/p>\n<p>Kate wore a slim-fit Dolce and Gabbana midi dress with gold buttons during the 2019 Wimbledon visit, accessorised with a nude D&amp;G bag and loose waves. <\/p>\n<p>The Middleton sisters and Meghan were seen laughing and chatting together in the Royal Box.<\/p>\n<p>A week before that joint appearance, Meghan had attended the tennis alone wearing a black tee with skinny jeans, elevated by a striped blazer and black stilettos.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"5d18e\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"8ca1f08fa9f7acbfec300ededb6614aa\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20800'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1751619379_829_kate-middleton-meghan-markle.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Meghan wore the fetching designer blouse while stood with the Kate seven years ago. <\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>As patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Kate has been a regular at Wimbledon for years. <\/p>\n<p>She is expected to attend during the year&#8217;s sports but made her first public appearance since missing out of Royal Ascot as she toured Colchester Hospital on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>While there, the Princess of Wales sat down with patients to discuss her health journey where she gave<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/royal\/kate-middleton-royal-convention-break-latest-royal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> unprecedented insights into the challenges of post-treatment life.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/royal\/kate-middleton-royal-convention-break-latest-royal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>She spoke openly about the pressure cancer survivors face to put on a &#8220;brave face&#8221; once treatment ends.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"5ab13\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"25838a4458ca5d217e22bd251605f4cc\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201500'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1751619380_947_kate-middleton.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"Kate Middleton\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kate sported the shirt during her candid chat where she shared insights into the challenges of post-treatment life.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody expects you to be better, but that&#8217;s not the case at all,&#8221; the Princess admitted during the visit.<\/p>\n<p>Kate spoke candidly about the misconceptions surrounding cancer recovery, particularly the expectation that patients should immediately return to normal life after treatment ends.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was often an expectation that following treatment, cancer patients &#8216;crack on, get back to normal&#8217;,&#8221; she explained during her hospital visit. However, she cautioned that the &#8220;very scary, very daunting experience&#8221; did not end once treatment was over.<\/p>\n<p>The Princess emphasised that patients need time to find their &#8220;new normal&#8221; rather than rushing back to their previous routines.<\/p>\n<p>Kate acknowledged the wider impact on families, noting that the life-changing experience affects &#8220;both for the patient but also for the families as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She added that this impact &#8220;sometimes goes unrecognised&#8221; and that people don&#8217;t always &#8220;appreciate how much impact it is going to have&#8221; when facing a first-time diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You have to find your new normal and that takes time,&#8221; Kate said, emphasising the ongoing nature of recovery beyond the end of clinical treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Princess of Wales has sparked interest amongst royal watchers by sporting a designer piece previously worn by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236991,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[533,1281,5105,7710,519,448,978],"class_list":{"0":"post-236990","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-kate-middleton","9":"tag-meghan-markle","10":"tag-royal","11":"tag-royal-families","12":"tag-royal-family","13":"tag-royals","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114794135175194998","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236990","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=236990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}