Kate Middleton closed out 2025 exactly as she began it.
The Princess of Wales, 43, stepped out for Christmas Day services at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham wearing a deeply meaningful outfit: her brown tartan Blazé Milano coat, the same piece she wore during her first public engagement of the year.
On Jan. 14, Middleton surprised the public with a visit to Royal Marsden Hospital — where she received cancer treatment last year — and announced she was in remission.
The midi coat is a longer version of the brand’s double-breasted Lahloo Anyway blazer, with a nipped waist and distinctive curved pockets.
Middleton first debuted the piece on Christmas Day in 2021 and has since worn it on several occasions, including three times this year alone.
By wearing it for both her first and last major public appearances of the year, the mother of three created a poignant bookend to a challenging but triumphant period in her life.
For Thursday’s royal procession, the Princess layered the coat over a plaid Gucci wool-twill midi skirt she’s owned since at least 2020.
She accessorized with her trusty Gianvito Rossi brown suede boots, a mocha suede DeMellier Small Hudson bag ($525), Cartier Trinity earrings ($3,850) and a Really Wild Clothing silk scarf.
The scarf is a callback to 2014, when she tied on the same piece for Christmas Day festivities.
A new addition to the look, however, was a chocolate-brown Felt Lace Percher Hat (£650, or about $879) by British milliner Juliette Botterill, featuring delicate snowflake cutouts that nodded to the frosty winter morning.
Middleton coordinated with daughter Princess Charlotte, 10, who wore a trim beige Catherine Walker coat with dark brown velvet trim. The duo walked alongside Prince William, 43, and their sons, Prince George, 12, and Prince Louis, 7, who all dressed in navy suits for the occasion.
On Christmas Eve, the Princess surprised fans with a piano duet alongside Charlotte for her “Together at Christmas” carol service broadcast.
The carol service, which took place at Westminster Abbey on Dec. 5, also featured a sweet moment from all three children, who added their handwritten names to a paper chain wrapped around the event’s Christmas tree.
