Although she officially stepped through the gilded doors of the monarchy in 2011, it wasn’t until 2017 that Princess Kate joined the Royal Family for Easter Sunday services at Windsor Castle. Over the years, her appearances at this event have been few and far between, but with every step she takes, the Princess of Wales leaves fashion enthusiasts in utter awe of her supreme style intellect. From electric cobalt blue and sweet baby blue to elegant cream and warm chocolate brown, Kate always knows how to transform the walkway to St George’s Chapel into a bona fide royal runway.
As the public holds its breath for her highly anticipated and predicted blockbuster return for Easter 2026, let us look back and rank every single one of Princess Kate’s Easter outfits to date.
The Crown Jewel: Trendy Cobalt Blue (Easter 2023)
Without a doubt, her 2023 ensemble marks the absolute pinnacle of Kate’s style—especially as cobalt blue has reclaimed its throne as one of the dominant color trends for Spring/Summer 2026. In my opinion, this remains “her best to date.”
Kate debuted an incredibly elegant, bespoke Catherine Walker coat dress, paired flawlessly with a sophisticated hat from Lock & Co.
The Maverick Detail: The Princess stunned royal fans by breaking unwritten protocol to debut “bright red nail polish—a first for Kate.” It was also Prince Louis’s first time attending Easter with the family, making 2023 a memorable Easter all around.
The Runner-Up: A Springtime Lily (Easter 2022)
Securing second place is the baby blue coat dress by Emilia Wickstead—the perfect embodiment of “springtime perfection.”
The silhouette, featuring a “banded waist and swirly skirt made for a youthful departure from some of her more businesslike coats.”
The Princess cleverly swapped a traditional royal hat for a trendy Jane Taylor headband and carried an Emmy London Natasha clutch—an accessory she loves so much that she owns it in a “whopping 15 colors.”
Crucially, this marked Princess Charlotte’s Easter debut alongside her parents, creating a heart-meltingly sweet “Mommy-and-me” moment as the young princess “also went for a baby blue theme, matching her tights and floral dress to mom Kate’s outfit.”
Third Place: Elegant Dove Gray (Australia Tour 2014 & Easter 2019)
While 2017 marked her first time joining the royals at Windsor for the holiday, Kate’s first public Easter event actually took place in 2014 during a royal tour in Australia.
In Sydney, she debuted a beautifully tailored, fitted dove gray Alexander McQueen coat dress, paired with a matching Jane Taylor hat. It was the “funnel-neck design that added interest to an otherwise simple coat,” securing its place as one of the top Easter looks in the hearts of fans.
The outfit was so spectacular that in 2019, the Princess chose to repeat it in the UK, merely swapping out her original clutch for her favorite Emmy London bag in gray.
Fourth Place: ’60s Vintage Elegance (Easter 2017)
For her official Easter debut with the Royal Family at Windsor, Kate opted for a safe yet deeply sophisticated approach. It was a masterclass in “simple, classic royal dressing at its best.”
She repeated a regal cream Catherine Walker coat originally worn during a royal tour of Canada, pairing it with a distinctly 1960s satin pillbox hat by Lock & Co.
The Moving Detail: The Princess elevated her look with a pair of sparkling diamond and pearl drop earrings, “on loan from Queen Elizabeth”—a quiet, beautifully subtle tribute to the late monarch.
Fifth Place: The Sacred Beauty of Motherhood (Easter 2018)
While chocolate brown is rarely the first choice for a vibrant spring holiday, the image of a heavily pregnant Princess Kate in 2018 touched the hearts of millions. At the time, she looked “adorable… just weeks before Prince Louis’s birth.”
The royal opted to repeat a chocolate brown Catherine Walker coat dress—the exact design she first wore for St. Patrick’s Day 2015 “when she was pregnant with Princess Charlotte.”
Pairing the coat with a pillbox hat, a pearl brooch, and matching earrings, Kate proudly “showed off her bump as she got ready to welcome baby number three” amidst the warm blessings of the public.
