Sometimes she is not a princess, but a school mother, wife and housewife.
That’s the message Kate sent when she revealed her cancer diagnosis in a low-key sweater with Breton stripes.
It’s a personal favorite of the Princess of Wales, who has turned to her cheerful nautical stripes on several previous (and happier) occasions.
She notably picked it out in May 2019 for a trip to St. Andrews, where her relationship with Prince William blossomed, and in April last year she was pictured wearing it in an official photo of Prince Louis pottering around in a wheelbarrow.
With a price tag of £650 from top label Erdem (whose dresses Kate has patronized since 2011), that particular 100 per cent Scottish cashmere jumper is out of reach for many women.
Notably, she chose it in May 2019 for a trip to St. Andrews, where her relationship with Prince William blossomed.
In April last year, she was pictured wearing it in an official photo of Prince Louis toting around in a wheelbarrow
The Princess of Wales meets Grayson Stevenson, five, and his father, Mark Stevenson, during a visit to Dadvengers, a community for fathers and their children, in north London on November 1
Kate sent the message that she is not a princess, but a school mom, wife and homemaker as she revealed her cancer diagnosis in a low-key sweater with Breton stripes
But since Coco Chanel made Breton stripes super stylish in the 1920s by wearing them herself on the sunny streets of the Riviera, they have become a wardrobe staple for most.
They are youthful, fun, cheerful and free, with a hint of beach and ozone, a different kind of armor than that in a royal palace and probably exactly what Kate wanted to wear to cheer her up.
But in reality, by choosing this everyday look, the princess reminded the nation that she is not only “ours” but also “theirs”, a private woman whose priorities should be her husband and children, parents and brothers and sisters, until her recovery is achieved. completely.
On a park bench, wearing jeans and barely any make-up, with her long hair down, she underlined the fact that cancer plays no role whatsoever in her privileged life.
And she asked us for the understanding she needs to fight this in privacy.