{"id":654079,"date":"2025-12-25T12:44:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T12:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/654079\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T12:44:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T12:44:27","slug":"the-princess-of-wales-wears-chic-chocolate-brown-outfit-for-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/654079\/","title":{"rendered":"The Princess Of Wales Wears Chic Chocolate Brown Outfit For Christmas Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/uk\/fashion\/celebrity-style\/a69481110\/the-princess-of-wales-handbag-trend\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/uk\/fashion\/celebrity-style\/a69481110\/the-princess-of-wales-handbag-trend\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Princess of Wales\" data-node-id=\"1.1\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess of Wales<\/a> has chosen to opt for fashion&#8217;s shade du jour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/uk\/fashion\/trends\/a69142964\/best-chocolate-brown-jeans\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/uk\/fashion\/trends\/a69142964\/best-chocolate-brown-jeans\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"chocolate brown\" data-node-id=\"1.3\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">chocolate brown<\/a>, for Christmas Day 2025. Arriving at a service at St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham estate, Catherine was photographed with her husband Prince William and three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"sandringham, norfolk december 25: prince george of wales, prince william, prince of wales, prince louis of wales catherine, princess of wales and princess charlotte of wales attend the christmas morning service at sandringham church on december 25, 2025 in sandringham, norfolk. attend the christmas morning service at sandringham church on december 25, 2025 in sandringham, norfolk. (photo by samir hussein\/wireimage)\" title=\"The British Royal Family Attend The Christmas Morning Service\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2342\" height=\"3000\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gettyimages-2253472249-694d2f7ce7dce.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Samir Hussein<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The Princess of Wales&#8217; brown ensemble steps away from the festive-shaded looks she has worn each December 25 since she first joined the royal family for Christmas in 2011. Instead, she embraced a more trend-driven approach. Brown, in all shades, has been, without a doubt, the breakout colour of 2025, and this is not the first time Catherine has embraced the newly minted hero shade.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"britain's princess eugenie of york (l), britain's princess beatrice of york (2l), britain's prince william, prince of wales (c), britain's prince george of wales and front row from l, lena tindall, britain's princess charlotte of wales, mia tindall, and britain's catherine, princess of wales (r) leave after attending the royal family's traditional christmas day service at st mary magdalene church on the sandringham estate in eastern england, on december 25, 2025. (photo by henry nicholls \/ afp)\" title=\"britain's princess eugenie of york (l), britain's princess beatrice of york (2l), britain's prince william, prince of wales (c), britain's prince george of wales and front row from l, lena tindall, britain's princess charlotte of wales, mia tindall, and britain's catherine, princess of wales (r) leave after attending the royal family's traditional christmas day service at st mary magdalene church on the sandringham estate in eastern england, on december 25, 2025. (photo by henry nicholls \/ afp)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2500\" height=\"3310\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gettyimages-2252784209-694d2fb22945d.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/>HENRY NICHOLLS<\/p>\n<p>Lena Tindall, Princess Charlotte, Mia Tindall, and the Princess of Wales.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Prior to 2025, the Princess kept her Christmas Day looks closer to the Christmas palette. In 2024, she chose a forest green Alexander McQueen coat, offset with a neat matching hat and tartan scarf that brought a sense of festivities to the outfit. The year prior, she wore a similar Alexander McQueen coat (that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/uk\/beauty\/hair\/a69619387\/princess-of-wales-straight-hair\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/uk\/beauty\/hair\/a69619387\/princess-of-wales-straight-hair\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"since become a wardrobe favourite\" data-node-id=\"8.1\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">since become a wardrobe favourite<\/a> for Her Royal Highness), though this time in a standout cobalt blue. Fashion enthusiasts will remember (and long for a reappearance of) her Miu Miu coat from Christmas 2017, while her arrival at the church alongside new sister-in-law Meghan Markle in 2018, wearing a berry red Catherine Walker coat dress, proves equally memorable.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gettyimages-898514904-694d1218ed903.jpg\" alt=\"kings lynn, england december 25: catherine; duchess of cambridge attends christmas day church service at church of st mary magdalene on december 25, 2017 in kings lynn, england. (photo by chris jackson\/getty images)\" title=\"Members Of The Royal Family Attend St Mary Magdalene Church In Sandringham\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3000\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Christmas Day 2017Chris Jackson<img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gettyimages-2191387686-69496cc4eb3a1.jpg\" alt=\"sandringham, norfolk december 25: catherine, princess of wales and princess charlotte of wales attend the christmas morning service at sandringham church on december 25, 2024 in sandringham, norfolk. (photo by samir hussein\/wireimage)\" title=\"The British Royal Family Attend The Christmas Morning Service\" width=\"2258\" height=\"4079\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Christmas Day 2024Samir Hussein<img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gettyimages-2105158728-69496c06f41a3.jpg\" alt=\"princess of wales christmas outfit\" title=\"princess of wales christmas outfit\" width=\"2681\" height=\"3000\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Christmas Day 2023<img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gettyimages-1074777470-694d12740d376.jpg\" alt=\"kings lynn, england december 25: catherine, duchess of cambridge and meghan, duchess of sussex attend christmas day church service at church of st mary magdalene on the sandringham estate on december 25, 2018 in kings lynn, england. (photo by uk press pool\/uk press via getty images)\" title=\"The Royal Family Attend Church On Christmas Day\" width=\"1246\" height=\"2073\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Christmas Day 2018Pool<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">As the Princess of Wales walked past well-wishers who had opted to line the stretch leading up to the church, further details of her 2025 Christmas Day outfit became clearer. Temperatures proved especially crisp and chilly, so Catherine added a printed scarf to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.net-a-porter.com\/en-gb\/shop\/designer\/blaze-milano\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.net-a-porter.com\/en-gb\/shop\/designer\/blaze-milano\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Blaz\u00e9 Milano\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"4a261cab-766b-4361-bf2f-82ff11deafba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-node-id=\"14.1\" class=\"body-link product-links css-103hk4r emevuu60\">Blaz\u00e9 Milano<\/a> coat (first worn in January of this year) and finished the look with a <a href=\"https:\/\/juliettemillinery.co.uk\/shop-autumn-winter-2025\/felt-applique-percher-hat\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/juliettemillinery.co.uk\/shop-autumn-winter-2025\/felt-applique-percher-hat\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Juliette Botterill felt lace hat\" data-node-id=\"14.3\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Juliette Botterill felt lace hat<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harrods.com\/en-gb\/p\/cartier-white-yellow-rose-gold-trinity-earrings-000000000007740863\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harrods.com\/en-gb\/p\/cartier-white-yellow-rose-gold-trinity-earrings-000000000007740863\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Cartier Trinity earrings\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"ac4bfe99-42b1-4ce3-b376-27bb47c99d65\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-node-id=\"14.5\" class=\"body-link product-links css-103hk4r emevuu60\">Cartier Trinity earrings<\/a>. She carried her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/uk\/fashion\/celebrity-style\/a69565008\/princess-of-wales-brown-bag\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/uk\/fashion\/celebrity-style\/a69565008\/princess-of-wales-brown-bag\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"DeMellier Hudson bag\" data-node-id=\"14.7\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">DeMellier Hudson bag<\/a> to match her brown suede boots.  <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"britain's prince william, prince of wales and his wife britain's catherine, princess of wales arrive with their children britain's prince george of wales, britain's prince louis of wales and britain's princess charlotte of wales for the royal family's traditional christmas day service at st mary magdalene church on the sandringham estate in eastern england, on december 25, 2025. (photo by henry nicholls \/ afp)\" title=\"britain's prince william, prince of wales and his wife britain's catherine, princess of wales arrive with their children britain's prince george of wales, britain's prince louis of wales and britain's princess charlotte of wales for the royal family's traditional christmas day service at st mary magdalene church on the sandringham estate in eastern england, on december 25, 2025. (photo by henry nicholls \/ afp)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gettyimages-2252780811-694d1d875a42b.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>HENRY NICHOLLS<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><br data-node-id=\"17.0\"\/>It was a sweet moment of excitement for the young Wales family as they made their way towards the church alongside the rest of the royal family. Princes George and Louis wore navy coats and suits, while 10-year-old Princess Charlotte, fresh from making her television debut on Christmas Eve with a piano duet with her mum, coordinated in a beige coat with brown lapels. A sartorial note for Prince William, too, who dressed up his navy jacket with a jaunty scarf for a jolly festive twist.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"20\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">ELLE Collective is a new community of fashion, beauty and culture lovers. 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