The Princess of Wales, 43, turned heads last month when she was seen with blonde locks. Kate was seen with the lighter hair again Thursday.<\/p>\n
But, in new photos of the royal at the Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup Saturday, her hair was notably darker.<\/p>\n
In multiple photos taken from different angles as she watched the match and spoke with others in the audience, she seemed to have returned to her old darker look.<\/p>\n
PRINCE PHILIP GAVE KATE MIDDLETON BLUNT WARNING ABOUT SURVIVING ROYAL LIFE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Kate Middleton, shown at left Sept. 6 and at right Sept. 4, seems to have gone back to her brunette locks. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n Kate Middleton appeared to be brunette once again in the new photos. (David Rogers\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n The change will likely be good news for many. While several royal fans praised Kate for going blonde, others were more critical.<\/p>\n Enough onlookers slammed the blonde hair that Sam McKnight, Princess Diana’s hairstylist, took to social media to make a strong statement<\/a> about the “nasty comments” directed at Kate.<\/p>\n “I am shocked, horrified, dismayed and disgusted by all the nasty comments about the Princess of Wales<\/a> today. A woman\u2019s hair is very personal to her, it\u2019s armour, defence, confidence and so much more,” he wrote.<\/p>\n LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Catherine, Princess of Wales, during her visit to the Natural History Museum’s newly renovated gardens Sept. 4, 2025, in London. (Chris Jackson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n “I cannot believe how evil and lacking in any kind of empathy are the comments, the majority made apparently by other women, attacking a vulnerable other young woman, who has no choice, by dint of who she married, and the role she took on, to bravely face the public.”<\/p>\n McKnight mentioned Middleton’s cancer diagnosis<\/a> and said he believes she would “rather be away from the public arena.” In March 2024, Middleton revealed she had been diagnosed with a form of cancer.<\/p>\n “She has brilliantly and quietly, unselfishly represented our country, the soft power we still have as a nation. Cancer affects individuals differently, but is life-changing for everyone. So FFS LEAVE HER ALONE. SHAME ON YOU,” McKnight concluded.<\/p>\n Kate Middleton, shown here in 2024, appears to be going back to her trademark brown hair. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n In March 2024, the princess revealed in a video statement that she had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy.<\/p>\n By September 2024, she announced she was cancer-free<\/a>, describing the nine-month ordeal as “incredibly tough” for her family but said that it left her with “a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Also in 2024, Kate appeared to shift her hair to warmer honey-colored tones, and by April of this year \u2013 timed with her and Prince <\/a>William\u2019s<\/a> 14th wedding anniversary \u2013 she debuted an even lighter shade during a royal trip to the Isle of Mull.<\/p>\n Princess Kate sat in the front seat of a car in Balmoral with her family and had blonder hair in August 2025. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n At Wimbledon in July, her golden highlights seemed brighter still.<\/p>\n![\"Kate](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/kate-middleton-brunette-blonde.jpg\")
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