Kate Middleton looked effortlessly chic in a casual ensemble in two new photos shared by Kensington Palace on Sunday. The candid snapshots, released to mark Mother’s Day, show the Princess of Wales with her three children looking happy and relaxed.
One photo shows a fun moment between Kate and Prince Louis. The pair are enjoying a playful cuddle. The other picture shows the Princess, Louis, George and Charlotte perching in a tree as the sun steams through its leaves and branches.
In the pictures, Kate’s long hair is styled in relaxed waves, adding to the laid-back vibe.
The photos offer a rare glimpse into the family’s personal life and highlight Kate’s warm and relatable approach to motherhood.
The two snaps were taken by Matt Porteus, who has photographed the family multiple times in recent years. It was clearly taken at the same time as the following picture used on the family’s 2022 Christmas card:
As you’ve likely noticed, the Princess is wearing the same outfit—skinny jeans, blouse and sneakers. If you missed my post in December, let me share the details with you again:
Kate Middleton’s Casual Outfit in Mother’s Day Snaps
I love it when we see the Princess dressed down in a casual ‘every day’ outfit.
Her pretty white blouse is by M.i.H Jeans. It’s the Mabel shirt.
The garment is made from 100% cotton broderie anglaise designed with a floral print. It also features scallop trim on the neck, cuffs and hem, and is finished with slightly puffed sleeves.
We’ve seen Kate wear the pretty shirt before—first, in May 2019, during a visit to her Back To Nature Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. Then, in June 2020, she wore it for a video call with volunteers around the UK to mark Volunteers’ Week.
The Princess paired the white blouse with a pair of dark blue skinny jeans—I do not know which specific brand she’s wearing in the pictures, sadly. If this changes, I’ll update the post.
Her white canvas shoes are familiar. They’re the Superga 2750 Cotu Classics (pictured below on another occasion).
They’re the Princess’s most-worn casual shoe. She’s worn them to 12 or 13 public engagements since 2016.
The crisp white trendy trainers are made from a strong cotton canvas upper on a vulcanised gum sole. They’re fully breathable and made from pure cotton.
If you want to buy the shoe, you’re in luck. The company stock them season after season.
AS SEEN ON KATE: Superga Cotu 2750 Classic
The Superga Cotu Classics are Kate’s most-worn sneakers. The Princess has worn the shoes with a rainbow of colourful outfits over the last five years. In addition to skinny jeans and sportswear, Kate’s used her white sneakers to give formal items like dresses and suits a casual edge.
The 2750 is the brand’s signature shoe. It has numerous celebrity and royal fans! The late Princess Diana wore the same shoe in navy when she visited Angola in 1996. Kate also wears the style in forest green.
Superga is an Italian footwear brand founded in 1911.
Let’s finish by looking at Kate’s gold hoop earrings. They’re the Chain Huggie hoops from Orelia London (pictured below on another occasion).
Kate debuted the earrings in February last year. The Huggie Hoop gold chain earrings are made from brass and plated with gold.
They retail for an affordable £18.
At the time of writing, they’re still in stock. You can order a pair from orelia.co.uk. I believe the company offer international shipping.
AS SEEN ON KATE: Orelia London Gold Huggie Hoops
Finally, a pair of affordable earrings in Kate’s jewellery box that we mere mortals can afford! Most of us can only dream of the baubles Kate usually wears (think royal heirlooms and glittering diamonds) but these are definitely doable. A just £18 / $24, it’s a no-brainer.
I love Catherine look she looks nice and cool and spend time with her children. And Happy Mothers day to Catherine and everyone else
If you’ve been writing this for eleven years, it’s about time you called her by her correct name and title – she is Catherine Princess of Wales and hasn’t been “Kate Middleton since 2011.
Hi Susan,
I am aware of her correct name. As I’ve explained several times before, I use her old name in the title and in the first paragraph for SEO reasons. Lots of SEO data shows that the majority of people still search for “Kate Middleton”. The vast majority of my traffic comes from phrases like “Kate Middleton Shoes”, “Kate Middleton Commonwealth Day” etc. Barely anything from other names/titles.
If I didn’t use “Kate Middleton” traffic would dwindle and it wouldn’t be worth carrying on writing, nobody would find the content to read it.
Most newspapers, magazines etc still call her Kate Middleton for the same reason. People magazine even wrote an article about it last year: https://people.com/royals/the-great-kate-debate-princess-duchess-kate-middleton/
I do refer to her as The Princess of Wales (and formally, the Duchess of Cambridge) throughout the content too.
For anybody wondering, here’s Google Trends data from the last 30 days, worldwide, showing the difference in the amount of people who search for the phrases “Kate Middleton”, “Princess Kate”, “Princess Catherine”, “Duchess of Cambridge” and “Princess of Wales”:
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As you can see, “Kate Middleton” is still by far the most searched-for term in relation to the Princess.
Note: If you use Google Trends to replicate this and get different data, it is probably because you’re searching for the topic of “Catherine, Princess of Wales” as an entity, rather than just the individual terms . So watch out for that. The topic “Catherine, Princess of Wales” includes data for EVERYTHING to do with the Princess. The terms are more specific and data is shown for just those search terms.
You are not the only one that refers to her as Kate Middleton, many,many do.I agree percent on your reply, thanks for all of your hard work ,I very much enjoy the pics and articles.
A very happy Mothering Day to all the hard working and loving mother’s, step-mother’s and anyone that takes the time to treat children with extra kindness. I had a wonderful woman in my neighborhood, that treated me with so much care, that I think of her on these special days
Sending best wishes from the USA for all of those celebrating in the UK, Ireland and anywhere that designates this day for mothers.
<3 What a lovely message Gail. Thank you for the good wishes :)
Thank you for the lovely photos. As always the Princess’ wardrobe is on pointe yet is simply elegant and
looks comfortable for the most part. It is hard to stop referring to her as Kate. I think it may be because she seems so down to earth and friendly. I heard someone say recently if they were very concerned what she would be called, they should have referred to her as Catherine when first appearing with William. Old habits die hard.
Thank you so much for all your hard work so we can so easily refer to what she wears and at times try replicating her looks for our lives.
I do enjoy hearing about Kate and the children she is a wonderful mother and a very good person and doesn’t deserve what is going on right now . I’m surprised that Charles would follow in his father’s footsteps and do his wife the his mother was done the pain must not have been as harsh enough for him to see his mother go through.. to put his wife and children through the same pain..
Have you linked the jeans? I can’t seem to find them!
Hi, as I wrote in the post, we don’t know who they’re by unfortunately.
These were from the photoshoot for Christmas cards. Not mother’s day. Are there any from mother’s day? Is that the only clothes everyone has?
Quotes from the article:
Even the title says “photos marking Mother’s Day”
Nowhere does it say they taken ON Mother’s Day.
The Palace released the photos to MARK Mother’s Day.