{"id":689808,"date":"2026-01-11T22:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T22:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/689808\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T22:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T22:45:26","slug":"kate-middleton-revives-19-year-old-accessory-from-solo-outing-before-royal-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/689808\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton revives 19-year-old accessory from solo outing before royal wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Princess of Wales<\/a> switched up the annual tradition of sharing a new portrait to mark her birthday. On 9 January, the wife of Prince William<\/a> marked her 44th birthday by taking to social media with a new video<\/a> to wrap up her Mother Nature series, which has involved her narrating a video for each of the four seasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kate’s poignant video saw her revive an accessory that she first wore 19 years ago to the 2007 Cheltenham Festival<\/a> \u2013 a brown and blue paisley cashmere scarf by Katherine Hooker. This outing was a solo one as her then-boyfriend, Prince William, was not in attendance. However, Princess Anne<\/a> and her daughter, Zara Tindall<\/a> , both made an appearance at the equestrian event.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kate rewears her It-girl accessory<\/p>\n

\"Kate\u00a9 Kensington Palace \/ Will WarrKate wore a green trench coat and Baker Boy cap with the throwback scarf<\/p>\n

In her birthday video<\/a>, the princess wore the scarf by Katherine Hooker with her Barbour x Alexa Chung<\/a> ‘Elfie’ jacket with her Iris & Ink ‘Eloise’ jumper underneath. She added Penelope Chilvers’ ‘Long Tassel Boots in Conker’ and a baker boy hat by The House of Bruar to round the look off.<\/p>\n

\"Prince\u00a9 GettyPrince William’s then-girlfriend Kate Middleton attended the final day of Cheltenham Festival on 16 March 2007<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, for a day at the races 19 years ago, a then-25-year-old Kate, who worked as an accessories buyer for the fashion retailer Jigsaw during that year, styled the scarf with a pale blue tweed blazer, also by Katherine Hooker, with a brown swishy skirt, beret-style hat, knee-high boots, and shoulder bag \u2013 very noughties.<\/p>\n

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\"Kate\u00a9 Ryan Jenkinson \/ Kensington PalaThe Princess of Wales and Prince William visited Charing Cross Hospital <\/p>\n

\u00a0For her monochrome moment, Kate chose the colour of the season \u2013 burgundy. Constance Richardson<\/a>, a London-based stylist specialising in colour analysis, spoke exclusively to us previously about the symbolism behind burgundy. She explained: “It suggests depth, maturity and opulence. It’s a sophisticated alternative to classic red, especially for autumn and winter appearances.”<\/p>\n

\"Prince\u00a9 Ryan Jenkinson \/ Kensington PalaPrince William and Princess Kate spoke with patients and volunteers during their visit<\/p>\n

During this poignant outing, the princess, who underwent preventative chemotherapy for cancer in 2024, bonded with a volunteer who worked with chemotherapy patients. The volunteer told them how patients and visitors are there “for hours”. Kate, whose cancer is in remission, said: “I know”, before touching William’s arm next to her and saying: “We know.”<\/p>\n