Fashion experts: The clever trick Kate uses to look chic even in the rain
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On the latest episode of the Daily Mail's Palace Confidential, host Jo Elvin and a panel of royal fashion experts reveal the secrets of how the family stay impeccably dressed despite Britain's notoriously bad weather.
From iconic wellie and umbrella brands to coats that never go out of style, the Daily Mail's Claire Cisotti and Rebecca English join renowned British designer Amanda Wakeley OBE to discuss the rainy day looks sported by Princesses Diana, Catherine and the late Queen Elizabeth.
During the episode, Cisotti reveals the 'clever trick' Kate has perfected for wearing coats.
As host Elvin points out, most of us struggle to look elegant in a coat, they can feel bulky and overwhelm whatever is underneath.
Cisotti reveals Kate's 'clever trick'
However, in matching the colour scheme and style of the coat with a dress, Kate 'effectively hides' the fact it is a coat, making it look like part of the outfit itself.
Cisotti said: 'I loved the chocolate brown coat the Princess wore when she went to visit the new Archbishop at Lambeth Palace in February.
'She had the Edeline Lee dress, and then the Catherine Walker beautiful brown coat and accompanied it with brown suede mules.'
'Kate makes her coats look part of the dress. It's a really clever trick. She can make all coats look dress worthy.
'You feel like you're getting the whole outfit and you're not hiding what's actually underneath.'
Effortlessly Stylish in Britain's Harshest Seasons
Fashion designer Wakeley agreed, adding that Kate's love of rich browns and a 'really tailored, sharp coat' is what keeps her looking effortlessly stylish even in Britain's harshest seasons.
Using Kate's 2025 Sandringham walkabout as an example, Wakeley said: 'The brown hat, the brown boots with it, it was very beautiful.
'I love her in those fit and flare coats, the sort of maxi coats, the Holland Cooper type look. It works very well on her.
'It's not an overcoat, the outfit is the coat.'
How Kate's walkabout in the rain won the hearts of hundreds of Welsh fans Welsh fans
The Prince and Princess of Wales carried out a series of engagements across their namesake country yesterday - but it was an impromptu, rainy walkabout that 'brought the sunshine' and won the hearts of their fans.
Prince William , 43, and Kate, 44, strayed from their planned itinerary for a visit to Powys ahead of St David's Day seven times, as they accepted daffodils and posed for innumerable selfies with fans who braved a downpour for a glimpse of the royals.
The future King apologetically quipped that they 'usually brought the sunshine' but had failed on Thursday, as he and Kate met a group of children gathered outside the Hanging Gardens in Llanidloes. But the visit was a resounding success, X/ Twitter users later declared.
A sweet clip showed Kate, whose outfit was plum perfection, playing rock, paper, scissors with young fans outside an Indian takeaway restaurant close to the community centre.
