The Princess of Wales debuted a brand new coat and earrings for at this time’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 had 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 Football 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 Daily Mirror’s coverage.
William is patron of the belief, which was set as much as assist gamers who’ve been severely injured whereas enjoying rugby in Wales, and their family members, inviting them to each Wales house recreation and internet hosting an annual household day.
The belief was established in 1972 to help athletes critically injured whereas enjoying rugby soccer in Wales. We study extra about at this time’s dialog with injured gamers from this Daily 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 subsequent,” Prince William mentioned.
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 get pleasure from it, really.”
She added: “They’ve been uncovered to plenty of totally different sports activities.”
On this photograph, 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.
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A Kensington Palace information launch notes all injured gamers are additionally invited to a ‘Household Day’ the place they’ll get pleasure from time along with their households.
In the present day, England prevailed within the match, successful by a rating of 68 to 14.
I imagine this picture was taken as the sport ended.
Robert Jobson reports the royals “visited each the Wales and England altering rooms. The Wales staff invited the Princess to hitch the Prince in assembly them.”
A social media submit from the Rugby Union.
Thanks for becoming a member of us at this time, 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 at this time. 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 switch greater than 750,000 single-use plastic meals containers with ones made from biodegradable seaweed.
I imagine the gentleman within the photographs 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 possible it is a past-season bespoke coat by Alexander McQueen. You possibly can see the similarities between this coat and different Alexander McQueen costume coats worn by the Princess, particularly the crimson and inexperienced kinds displayed beneath. Design parts distinguishing at this time’s garment from these proven in inexperienced and crimson: a set-in waistband and pleated chest pockets.
The chest pockets on at this time’s coat are virtually similar to the fashion seen on this McQueen blazer, minus the button.
The Princess carried her Grace Han ‘Love Letter’ Top-Handle handbag ($3071), made from calfskin with a removable shoulder strap, distinctive flap, and goldtone metallic {hardware}.
And he or she wore her Gianvito Rossi bespoke suede boots just like the model’s Piper Suede Block Heel style ($1995).
The Princess wore her hair down with a free curl.
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She had on a brand new (however acquainted) pair of earrings, the Shyla ‘Rosalia’ style (£70, roughly $90 at at this time’s alternate 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 made 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 just like the style shown above. Thanks to Lauren for stating the pin.
The Princess wore the identical earrings within the freshwater pearl fashion 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!