Princess Kate Mixes McQueen and Chanel With a 163-Year-Old Brooch and a New Pair of $5,400 Earrings
The Princess of Wales kicked off the historic Omani state visit in a deep green outfit.
Sartorial diplomacy is nothing new for Princess Kate, and she honored Oman with a green outfit as the Royal Family welcomed Sultan Haitham bin Tarik for a state visit at Windsor Castle on October 20.
Oman’s flag features shades of green, white and red, and although the country’s green is a much brighter color, the Princess of Wales wore an old favorite Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen coat in a rich forest hue Tuesday.
Burton, who designed Kate’s wedding dress, is now creative director at Givenchy, and the Princess of Wales continues to wear her old McQueen pieces such as her fitted coat with flap pockets.
The Princess of Wales curtsies to Sultan Haitham bin Tarik at the start of his state visit to Britain.
Kate wears a pair of Cassandra Goad earrings and a Juliette Botterill hat.
Underneath, the Princess of Wales wore a lace turtleneck dress or top, but once inside the castle, she swapped it for a simple dark green turtleneck dress by Norma Kamali featuring a leather belt wrapped multiple times around her waist.
For the welcome ceremony and carriage procession through Windsor, Kate accessorized with a Juliette Botterill hat that matched her coat, a symbolic emerald and diamond brooch and a pair of new earrings that fit into her green theme.
The princess changed into a simpler turtleneck dress by Norma Kamali once inside the castle.
The royal carried a Chanel bag for the official welcome ceremony.
The Princess of Wales added a touch of British history with the Prince of Wales Feathers Brooch, a diamond and emerald piece that was given to Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863 as a wedding gift when she married the future King Edward VII. But in her terms of her earrings Kate went with something new, debuting a pair of $5,397 chrome diopside drops by Cassandra Goad.
Kate finished off her outfit with green velvet Manolo Blahnik pumps and a classic flap bag by Chanel.
This evening, Princess Kate and the rest of the senior Royal Family will welcome the sultan to a glittering state banquet at Windsor Castle—and that means tiaras are just hours away.
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