Kate Middleton sports a bandaged hand again weeks after injuring her fingers on a trampoline… and it’s not the first time she’s had to wear plasters
She is known as the epitome of elegance with her impeccable ensembles, bouncy blow-dry and perfectly manicured nails.
But it seems the Princess of Wales, 41, is prone to the occasional injured hand, as she regularly appears to have a band-aid wrapped around one or two fingers.
Today Kate wore bandaged fingers again as she met Disability Rugby League players in Hull – just three weeks after injuring her hand while trampolining with her children.
While visiting a men’s prison in Surrey last month to support an addictions charity, it was revealed the mother-of-three had hurt her hand while at home with Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis ( 5) played.
It is far from the first time the royal family has worn a patch. Kate’s otherwise flawless image is often marred by the unsightly skin-colored tape wrapped around one of her fingers or thumbs.
It appears the Princess of Wales (pictured today), 41, is prone to the occasional injured hand as she regularly appears to have a bandage wrapped around one or two fingers
Today Kate wore bandaged fingers again as she met Disability Rugby League players in Hull – just three weeks after injuring her hand while trampolining with her children
During a visit to the maternity ward at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford on October 5, 2022, the princess was pictured with a plaster on her thumb. She was seen wearing similar ones in Bradford in 2020.
The princess also wore a plaster on her thumb as she attended the Thanksgiving service celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee at St Paul’s Cathedral on June 3, 2022 in London.
In May 2019, Kate wore a small patch on the right royal thumb at the Chelsea Flower Show – matching it seamlessly with her camel culottes and cream shirt.
Then in November 2019, a small round spot was visible on the middle finger of her right hand during three events over four days.
Christmas Day 2016, and what covers that end of one thumb on the same hand as her famous sapphire and diamond engagement ring? A plaster of course.
Then there was the time in November of the same year when she wore a larger rectangular patch on the back of her left hand.
There was much speculation at the time as to whether a particular feline in the spotlight was to blame; namely the star of A Street Cat Named Bob, who Kate had met the night before at a movie premiere.
For those who have debated the merits of cloth (they stay in place better) over waterproof (tendency to peel but more versatile) patches, it should be noted that Kate appears to show no preference and wears both.
While visiting a men’s prison in Surrey last month to support an addictions charity, it was revealed the mother-of-three (pictured) had hurt her hand playing with Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis (5). At home
The Princess of Wales visits the maternity ward of the Royal Surrey County Hospital at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, England on October 5, 2022
Kate visits the Town Hall in Bradford’s Centenary Square on January 15, 2020, pictured left. In the photo at right, the princess also wore a plaster on her thumb as she attended the Thanksgiving service celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee at St Paul’s Cathedral on June 3, 2022 in London
Kate leaves after visiting her Back to Nature garden during the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show
Kate attends the Tusk Conservation Awards in November 2018 with a plaster on her hand, pictured left. Pictured right, Kate attends a charity performance of Dear Evan Hansen in aid of The Royal Foundation at the Noel Coward Theater on February 25, 2020 in London
Kate with a plaster on her middle finger as she waved to royal fans in January 2015
Kate pictured on the left with a plaster on her thumb in August 2016 and on the right, in February 2016
As we all know, Kate is an avid gardener, so it’s very easy for her to have an accident while pruning. Her injury weeks ago is said to have occurred after playing on the trampoline with her three children at their Windsor home.
A Kensington Palace spokesperson said the injured finger was “a minor injury, nothing serious”, adding that they were not broken.
She was pictured back in 2008 leaving the exclusive Bouji nightclub in London with a plaster on her right thumb.
Although Kate has been opting for smart suits more and more lately, today she wore her navy blue Rugby League polo shirt and track pants with white trainers instead.
The royal family took part in a training session facilitated by members of the World Cup-winning England Wheelchair Rugby League squad during Rugby League Inclusivity Day.
Despite the casual attire, Kate still brought the glamor with perfectly coiffed hair and a beautiful makeup look.
Kate made sure she could stay hands-on despite her injury, jumping into the wheelchair and playing wheelchair rugby, looking completely in her element.
Kate meets Dame Helen Mirren and Sir David Attenborough at the Dramatic Arts Reception at Buckingham Palace in London in February 2014
Christmas Day: An abrasion in the children may have caused this injury, spotted on the royal’s left thumb as she leads Princess Charlotte to church in 2016
The patch is making a comeback – on her left thumb, which was pictured when she visited the Natural History Museum in 2016
The princess was visiting Keech Hospice Care when this photo, showing her right thumb with a plaster, was taken in August 2016
April 2008: The patch appears for the first time – on her right thumb – in the back of a taxi