{"id":253366,"date":"2025-07-10T11:39:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/253366\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T11:39:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:39:24","slug":"kate-middleton-stuns-with-her-lightest-hair-transformation-to-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/253366\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton Stuns With Her Lightest Hair Transformation to Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Kate Middleton&#8217;s hair looked noticeably lighter during French President Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s state visit to the U.K.<\/li>\n<li>The Princess wore a Dior skirt suit and matching hat for the occasion.<\/li>\n<li>She debuted lighter locks earlier this year during an anniversary trip to Scotland with Prince William.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-fashion-5358845\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Middleton<\/a> seemingly debuted a much lighter hair color during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-major-role-french-state-visit-11767303\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French President Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s state visit to the U.K.<\/a>\u00a0with his wife, First Lady Brigitte Macron. Stepping out to greet the couple alongside her husband, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-prince-william-relationship-timeline-8619393\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William<\/a>, the Princess wore her hair down in long, blonde curls. She tucked it under a blush pink Dior hat, which paired perfectly with a Dior skirt suit from the brand&#8217;s 2024 collection. Notably, it was the first time Middleton wore a look from the French fashion house.\n<\/p>\n<p> Kate Middleton at the Royal Dais in Windsor on July 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Middleton&#8217;s suit jacket in particular was apparently a tribute by creative director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/fashion\/dior-photoshoot-december-2021\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maria Grazia Chiuri<\/a> to Dior&#8217;s 1947 New Look, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-welcome-french-president-for-state-visit-11767326\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a>. The New Look ushered in full skirts and cinched waists for a new era of ultra feminine fashion post-World War II.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Finally, in true royals style, the Princess paired her outfit with two heirloom accessories\u2014<a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/princess-diana-wanted-to-wear-daring-looks-final-years-11749812\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Diana<\/a>\u2019s Collingwood pearl earrings and\u00a0<a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-chemotherapy-video-queen-elizabeth-land-rover-8709879\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queen Elizabeth<\/a>\u2019s three-strand pearl necklace.<\/p>\n<p> Prince William and Kate Middleton at the Royal Dais in Windsor on July 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> This isn&#8217;t the first time Middleton has changed up her hairstyle, of course. Though the Princess has sported long, tousled curls for many years now, royals fans will remember her co-signing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/side-bangs-11686614\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">side bangs<\/a> trend back in 2012. Earlier this year, she debuted her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-may-have-switched-up-hair-color-wedding-anniversary-11724159\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lightest hair color yet<\/a> on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-prince-william-more-in-love-than-ever-14th-wedding-anniversary-11723104\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anniversary trip<\/a> to Scotland with William.\n<\/p>\n<p> Prince William and Kate Middleton in Tobermory, Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;What we\u2019re seeing here is a soft transition from her signature rich brunette to a more dimensional, sun-kissed tone achieved through a mix of balayage and face-framing highlights,\u201d Hair expert Shady Harb told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-14663123\/Experts-real-reason-Kate-Middletons-bronde-hair.html\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Mail<\/a> at the time. \u201cThese warmer, honey-golden hues help to brighten her complexion and add a healthy radiance that\u2019s perfect for the summer months.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton&#8217;s hair looked noticeably lighter during French President Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s state visit to the U.K. The Princess&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253367,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,533,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-253366","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-kate-middleton","12":"tag-prince-of-wales","13":"tag-prince-william","14":"tag-princess-of-wales","15":"tag-royal-families","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-uk-royal-family","18":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114828749319137878","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253366","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=253366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}