The Princess Debuts New Kinds at Six Nations Rugby Match – What Kate Wore

The Princess of Wales debuted a brand new coat and earrings for in the present day’s rugby match between Wales and England, though each objects will look acquainted to many readers.

The match is a part of the Six Nations Championship.

Here’s a fast video of the royals shortly after they have been seated.

Croeso 🤝 Welcome @KensingtonRoyal 😀#GuinnessM6N pic.twitter.com/lPUx0N7y5R

— Guinness Males’s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) March 15, 2025

Many readers will recall that the Princess is patron of England’s Rugby Soccer Union, a place she has held since 2022. Prince William has served as patron of the Welsh Rugby Union since 2016. 

On this picture, you see (from left to proper) the Princess, Rob Udwin, President of the Rugby Soccer Union, the Prince, and Terry Cobner, President of the Welsh Rugby Union. 

Earlier than this afternoon’s match, the Prince and Princess met with injured gamers supported by the Welsh Rugby Charitable Belief.

Extra from the Day by day Mirror’s protection. 

William is patron of the belief, which was set as much as assist gamers who’ve been severely injured whereas taking part in rugby in Wales, and their family members, inviting them to each Wales dwelling sport and internet hosting an annual household day.

The belief was established in 1972 to help athletes significantly injured whereas taking part in rugby soccer in Wales. We study extra about in the present day’s dialog with injured gamers from this Day by day Telegraph story by Hannah Furness. 

Forward of the match, the Prince and Princess spoke of how they watch Princes George and Louis play rugby at weekends in “freezing” climate. “At weekends we go from one competitors to the following,” Prince William stated. 

The Princess added: “Louis is six and he’s simply began contact rugby and George is 11 and he performs a bit extra. They do actually take pleasure in it, really.”

She added: “They’ve been uncovered to numerous completely different sports activities.”

On this picture, you see the couple with Leif Thobroe, an officer with Incapacity Sport Wales. Mr. Thobrow misplaced the usage of his proper arm in a spinal wire damage sustained in a 2015 rugby match.Embed from Getty ImagesA Kensington Palace information launch notes all injured gamers are additionally invited to a  ‘Household Day’ the place they’ll take pleasure in time along with their households.

At the moment, England prevailed within the match, profitable by a rating of 68 to 14.

I imagine this picture was taken as the sport ended.

Robert Jobson stories the royals “visited each the Wales and England altering rooms. The Wales group invited the Princess to affix the Prince in assembly them.”

A social media put up from the Rugby Union.

Thanks for becoming a member of us in the present day, Your Royal Highness 🌹@KensingtonRoyal pic.twitter.com/6gVn5ZRZIo

— England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) March 15, 2025

Right here you see Prince William greeting former Welsh participant Neil Jenkins, MBE. 

The royals additionally met with a consultant of Notpla on the stadium in the present day. The corporate is an Earthshot Prize winner for its packaging objects created from seaweed. 

We return to The Telegraph’s piece for extra. 

Other than the rugby, Saturday’s match holds further curiosity for the Prince due to its takeaway meals packaging.

The Principality Stadium is now one of many sports activities arenas signed as much as swap single-use plastics for Notpla seaweed packaging.

Notpla was one of many 2022 winners of the Earthshot Prize, which the Prince launched with the Royal Basis in 2021. The corporate now works in partnership with caterers Levy UK & Eire to exchange greater than 750,000 single-use plastic meals containers with ones fabricated from biodegradable seaweed.

I imagine the gentleman within the pictures is Notpla co-founder and co-CEO Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez.

Now for our have a look at what Kate wore to the rugby match. 

It appears doubtless it is a past-season bespoke coat by Alexander McQueen. You’ll be able to see the similarities between this coat and different Alexander McQueen gown coats worn by the Princess, particularly the purple and inexperienced types displayed under. Design components distinguishing in the present day’s garment from these proven in inexperienced and purple: a set-in waistband and pleated chest pockets.

The chest pockets on in the present day’s coat are virtually equivalent to the model seen on this McQueen blazer, minus the button. 

The Princess carried her Grace Han ‘Love Letter’ High-Deal with purse ($3071), fabricated from calfskin with a removable shoulder strap, distinctive flap, and goldtone steel {hardware}.

And she or he wore her Gianvito Rossi bespoke suede boots much like the model’s Piper Suede Block Heel model ($1995).The Princess wore her hair down with a free curl. Embed from Getty ImagesShe had on a brand new (however acquainted) pair of earrings, the Shyla ‘Rosalia’ model (£70, roughly $90 at in the present day’s trade charges) in Lapis. Thanks to Kate’s RepliKates and Middleton Maven for his or her speedy ID, in addition to the Princess of Wales Closet. The earrings are fabricated from 22-carat gold on sterling silver, set with eight lapis stones. 

We additionally noticed the Princess’s eternity band, in addition to an England-Wales friendship pin much like the model proven above. Thanks to Lauren for stating the pin. 

The Princess wore the identical earrings within the freshwater pearl model when visiting textile mills in September 2023.  

I’ll see you Monday when the Princess will go to the Irish Guards for St. Patrick’s Day!