The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, showed a radical change in her appearance during the year 2023. After she officially became the wife of the heir to the throne and the British Crown Prince, she adopted modern jeans and trouser suits, and appeared in a more royal style in her dresses, especially the dress for the coronation ceremony of her father-in-law, King Charles.
Although she has an ever-growing clothing collection, many of which she revealed last year, the one thing she has not done is raise the price of her royal wardrobe.
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Kate’s look in beige during her visit to Nottingham Trent University
According to many sources, who calculated the total cost of the clothing items that the 41-year-old princess appeared in for the first time in 2023, Kate spent $72,000 on new clothes and accessories.
This number is about 47 thousand dollars less than in 2022, in which she spent approximately 119 thousand dollars on new pieces that she appeared in and added to her wardrobe.
The decrease in spending on clothing was also reflected in the number of new pieces that she wore, as her pieces decreased by 37 new pieces compared to 2022 (excluding custom pieces) in general, especially since she repeated a number of pants suits, during her appearance in the fall.
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Kate Middleton in an elegant suit
Despite the decrease in price and the number of new pieces, the mother of three children strengthened her involvement in the royal work during 2023, as she was found in 123 appearances, compared to only 90 in 2022.
Although Kate of course wore many expensive pieces, including: an evening dress by British fashion designer Jenny Beckham worth $3,820, and a skirt suit from the brand “Erdem” worth $4,191, she also wore a number of affordable clothes, including: Jeans cost $228, and jackets from popular brands cost less than $100.
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Kate Middleton’s look in a green dress
Although these sources were able to collect the values of Kate Middleton’s various looks for the year 2023, it is never possible to know the total cost of her new wardrobe this year, especially since some pieces cannot be reached for their real price, such as the dress that she wore at the coronation ceremony of King Charles, and it was… Signed by “Alexander McQueen”, and a bright green dress that she wore at the flag parade ceremony, and it was designed specifically for the princess at unknown costs.
Some believe that the decrease in the costs of the Princess of Wales’s wardrobe for the year 2023 is primarily due to the absence of royal tours or foreign visits, in which she often has to take party dresses and jewelry, as we have not seen Prince William and his wife Kate go on a long royal visit, such as : Caribbean trip in 2022, or visit Boston.
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Kate looks in a red dress while attending the Royal Ascot races
Experts point out that in 2023, the princess tried to re-wear some of her clothes more, compared to 2022, but the percentage of her doing so is still low, compared to other members of the royal family, such as: Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Queen Letizia of Spain, and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. , who focus heavily on upcycling their wardrobes.
