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Kate Middleton and Queen Camilla Just Rewore Key Pieces From Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 2018 Wedding
For Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 2018 nuptials, Kate Middleton wore an off-white dress with a Philip Treacy hat, and Queen Camilla donned a pink ensemble with a dramatic fascinator.
Recently, Kate rewore the accessory to a garden party, and Camilla turned to the blush-hued dress for a state visit to Canada.
Royal experts believe that the two may have been sending a signal by rewearing the pieces, as the looks came just days after Harry and Meghan's seventh wedding much of the focus was on Meghan Markle's boatneck gown during her 2018 nuptials to Prince Harry at St. George's Chapel, the public also took notice of the rest of the royal family's looks. For the occasion, Kate Middleton donned an off-white Alexander McQueen coat-style dress with a coordinated fascinator, while Queen Camilla (who was then the Duchess of Cornwall) wore a blush-hued ensemble with a choker-style necklace. And though Meghan may never rewear her gown, it appears as though Kate and Camilla are still found of their looks from the 2018 fête. On Tuesday, May 20, Kate rewore the Philip Treacy hat she selected for her brother-in-law's ceremony to a garden party at Buckingham Palace. And less than a week later—on Monday, May 26—Camilla wore the same pink dress she had donned for the wedding during a state visit to Canada with Prince Charles.
The royals' decision to showcase the pieces again isn't necessarily surprising, as Kate has been known to rewear her go-to looks. In fact, the dress she donned for Harry and Meghan's wedding was one she had previously debuted at another important engagement: the 2015 christening of Princess Charlotte. A few years after Harry and Meghan's nuptials, she also wore the piece for the 2022 Anzac Day Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey. However, during all three occasions, she made sure to slightly alter her look, opting to pair the coat-style dress with a different hat. Yet, on May 20, it was the fascinator from the 2018 ceremony that made its return. For the garden party, Kate wore the piece with a butter yellow Emilia Wickstead dress and the earrings she featured on her own wedding day.
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During a recent visit to Canada with Charles, Camilla made the opposite decision from her daughter-in-law, opting to don the dress she wore to Harry and Meghan's nuptials—without the fascinator. The pink-hued look, which was designed by Anna Valentine, was paired with neutral pumps, a Van Cleef and Arpels clover bracelet, a maple brooch, and a pendant that includes the initials of her grandchildren, according to Hello!.
Some speculate that the two's decision to rewear such pieces may have been a nod to Harry and Meghan, particularly since they donned the looks shortly after the duo's seventh wedding anniversary, which fell on May 19, 2025. Others hypothesized that Kate's selection of the fascinator may have had more to do with the recent revelations that she and Meghan were both in tears over a dispute regarding the bridesmaid dresses for the latter's wedding, which has been the subject of media attention for years. "The truth is that during the discussions about the bridesmaid's dress Meghan said a few things she regretted and Kate said a few things she later regretted, but it was all in the heat of the moment," a staffer said in a new royal biography. "Both women were crying their eyes out!" And while neither party has commented on the latest disclosure, some believe that Kate made a subtle gesture through her choice of accessories.
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