{"id":408013,"date":"2025-09-08T14:32:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/408013\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T14:32:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:32:17","slug":"kate-middleton-debuts-another-hair-transformation-just-days-after-going-blonde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/408013\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton Debuts Another Hair Transformation Just Days After Going Blonde"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Just days after officially debuting her blondest and longest hair ever on September 4, at a surprise appearance on September 8, Kate Middleton appeared to be fully back to brunette.<\/li>\n<li>After widespread online commentary following her royal engagement with blonder hair last Thursday, the Princess of Wales\u2019s hair appeared to be darker at the Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup on September 6.<\/li>\n<li>The hair transformation was seemingly confirmed on Monday, which also marked the third anniversary of Queen Elizabeth\u2019s death in 2022 at 96 years old.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> On the third anniversary of <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=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queen Elizabeth<\/a>\u2019s death on September 8, 2022, <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-qatar-state-visit-8754169\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Middleton<\/a> made a surprise appearance alongside her husband <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/prince-william-diana-award-kate-middleton-8609611\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William<\/a> to a local Women\u2019s Institute, an organization that <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kate-middleton-joins-prince-william-surprise-tribute-queen-elizabeth-death-anniversary-amid-prince-harry-uk-return-11805010\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a> called \u201ca beloved part of Queen Elizabeth\u2019s life.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> While William was expected to attend the engagement, Kate coming along with him was an unplanned surprise. The couple visited the Women\u2019s Institute in Sunningdale, Berkshire, near their Windsor home, Adelaide Cottage. The late Queen\u2014who died at 96 years old\u2014was an \u201centhusiastic member\u201d of WI\u2014the U.K.\u2019s largest women\u2019s group\u2014for 80 years, People reported, and served as its president from 2003 until her death in 2022.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> For the appearance, Kate wore a new Alessandra Rich gray plaid midi dress with an oversized pilgrim collar, puffed sleeves, and pearl buttons, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-new-plaid-dress-fall-trend-brunette\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marie Claire<\/a>. The Princess of Wales wore gray pumps and a pair of Kiki McDonough white topaz and diamond stud earrings to complete the look.\n<\/p>\n<p> Prince William and Kate Middleton on September 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> During the visit on Monday, the Prince and Princess of Wales heard about the work WI does while also hearing members\u2019 stories of his late grandmother. Kate\u2014whose hair at a September 4 engagement at the Natural History Museum was as blonde and as long as it had ever been\u2014seemed to be back to her brunette roots for the unexpected appearance. Where the future queen\u2019s hair was noticeably different on Thursday, when she attended a game in support of the Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup on September 6, it seemed darker, though it was worn in a pulled back style that made it difficult to fully tell. The Princess of Wales wore her hair down on Monday, and it seems clear\u2014she\u2019s not blonde anymore.\n<\/p>\n<p> Kate Middleton on September 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p> Kate Middleton on September 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> It\u2019s impossible not to wonder if backlash about her hair didn\u2019t cause Kate to make a change. The online commentary provoked <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 former hairstylist Sam McKnight\u2014who worked with the Princess of Wales from 1990 until her death in 1997\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOLt5aPiP0q\/?img_index=1\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to speak out forcefully on social media<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cI am shocked, horrified, dismayed, and disgusted by all the nasty comments about the Princess of Wales today,\u201d he wrote on September 4. \u201cA woman\u2019s hair is very personal to her, it\u2019s armour, defence, confidence, and so much more.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p> Kate Middleton on September 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p> Kate Middleton and Prince William on September 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cI 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,\u201d McKnight added. \u201cI\u2019m sure she would rather be away from the public arena. 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.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cSo FFS LEAVE HER ALONE,\u201d he continued. \u201cSHAME ON YOU.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p> Kate Middleton.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> William and Kate\u2019s outing comes on the same day that <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/prince-harry-declined-buckingham-palace-stay-8776057\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry<\/a> is expected to appear for the first time during his most recent visit to the U.K., which is expected to last four days\u2014the longest he\u2019s stayed in his home country since the Queen\u2019s death three years ago. To mark her passing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theroyalfamily\/p\/DOVa21jDDj_\/?hl=en\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Royal Family Instagram account<\/a> shared a beautiful photo of the late Queen in blue, and in a statement after her death, William reflected on his beloved grandmother, saying, \u201cShe was by my side at my happiest moments. And she was by my side during the saddest days of my life.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cI knew this day would come, but it will be some time before the reality of life without Grannie will truly feel real,\u201d the future king added. \u201cWhile I will grieve her loss, I also feel incredibly grateful. I have had the benefit of the Queen\u2019s wisdom and reassurance into my fifth decade. My wife has had 20 years of her guidance and support. My three children have got to spend holidays with her and create memories that will last their whole lives.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just days after officially debuting her blondest and longest hair ever on September 4, at a surprise appearance&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408014,"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-408013","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\/115169168298520268","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408013","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=408013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}