Kate Middleton owns at least two Barbour Wax Defence Jackets.
She wears this dark green version, seen here in 2017:
And she’s worn a slightly shorter version, seen below, in a lighter shade of green/brown. It also has some stitching lines across the storm flap/placket that covers the zipper:
We’ve spotted the Princess wearing the Barbour wax coats at numerous public engagements over the past 13 years, and while enjoying her downtime. From strolls through Kensington Gardens to launching outdoorsy campaigns during her life as a working royal.
Our first sighting of Kate in the classic Barbour jacket took place in spring 2012, during a dog walk in Palace gardens.
Our most recent sighting occurred in October 2025—the Princess wore the darker green Defence coat to visit Mallon Farm in Northern Ireland (pictured below).
About the Barbour Defence Wax Jacket:
The olive-coloured wax jacket is one of Barbour’s signature styles.
The coat is crafted from cotton and features four front pockets, a stand collar and a front zipper closure.
Each Defence jacket has been treated with a water-resistant wax finish.
Note: the image above shows the darker olive Defence jacket with buttons on the overlay/placket(some styles have this, neither of Kate’s do—but this was the best product image I could find).
Kate Middleton’s Barbour jackets:
I think it’s safe to say that Kate Middleton is a fan of a Barbour jacket! We’ve spotted her wearing at least FIVE different Barbour jackets to date.
In addition to the two Barbour Defence jackets featured on this page, Kate owns the beige wax ‘Edith’ style, the blue quilted ‘Longshore’ style and the green belted ‘Elfie’ style.
Both the Elfie and the Edith jackets are from Barbour’s collaboration with Alexa Chung. We first spotted the Princess in the Edith jacket in 2020 and the Elfie jacket in 2023.
Kate debuted the blue padded Longshore jacket in 2019, and she’s worn it to a handful of engagements since.
About Barbour:
Barbour is synonymous with the Great British outdoors. The company has been active for over 100 years and still manufactures their wax jackets in their factory in the North East of England. The company hold three Royal warrants.