40 Pictures That Perfectly Track the Evolution of Royal Pregnancy Style

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published 8 January 2018

The only thing more coveted than pictures of royal fashion are pictures of royal maternity fashion. Since Princess Diana in the 1980s to Kate Middleton today, here's a look back at how royal maternity style has evolved.

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Princess Diana

November 01, 1981

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Princess Diana

March 29, 1982

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Princess Diana

March 30, 1982

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Princess Diana

May 01, 1982

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Princess Diana

June 4, 1982

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Princess Diana

June 06, 1982

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Princess Diana

June 17, 1982

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Princess Diana

April 01, 1984

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Princess Diana

May 01, 1984

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Princess Diana

June 11, 1984

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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

September 16, 2003

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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

April 29, 2005

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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

April 30, 2005

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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

April 30, 2005

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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

May 19, 2005

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Queen Letizia of Spain

July 11, 2005

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Queen Letizia of Spain

September 06, 2005

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Queen Letizia of Spain

October 12, 2005

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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

October 27, 2006

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Queen Letizia of Spain

January 29, 2007

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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

February 23, 2007

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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

March 15, 2007

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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

March 16, 2007

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Queen Letizia of Spain

April 11, 2007

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Kate Middleton

April 21, 2013

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Kate Middleton

April 24, 2013

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Kate Middleton

April 26, 2013

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Kate Middleton

April 29, 2013

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Kate Middleton

May 22, 2013

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Princess Charlene of Monaco

October 12, 2014

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Kate Middleton

January 15, 2015

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Kate Middleton

January 19, 2015

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Kate Middleton

March 9, 2015

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Kate Middleton

March 11, 2015

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Kate Middleton

March 13, 2015

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Kate Middleton

November 28, 2017

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Kate Middleton

December 6, 2017

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Kate Middleton

December 14, 2017

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Kate Middleton

December 25, 2017

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Kate Middleton

January 7, 2018

Kayleigh Roberts is a freelance writer and editor with more than 10 years of professional experience. Her byline has appeared in Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, The Atlantic, Allure, Entertainment Weekly, MTV, Bustle, Refinery29, Girls’ Life Magazine, Just Jared, and Tiger Beat, among other publications. She's a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.