Catherine, Princess of Wales, last attended the Commonwealth Day Service with Prince William in 2023 as she was forced to skip it last year as she was undergoing treatment for cancer. Two months prior to the Commonwealth Day Service in 2024, Catherine, Princess of Wales, was recovering from abdominal surgery but at the time of the Commonwealth Day Service, her cancer diagnosis had not yet been revealed.
Over the years, Catherine, Princess of Wales has always chosen striking outfits for the Commonwealth Day Service and her outfit in 2023 was no exception. She looked incredibly chic in an Erdem navy peplum jacket with a matching midi skirt; the outfit was from the label’s pre-fall 2023 collection.
For the occasion, Catherine, Princess of Wales also wore a clutch by Emmy London, and her earrings, which previously belonged to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, were a set of double-drop sapphire and diamonds. In 2022, Catherine, Princess of Wales, opted for a bold blue coatdress by Catherine Walker and accessorised with a pillbox hat by the same designer.
In 2020, Catherine, Princess of Wales once again chose Catherine Walker and opted for a red coat by the designer, the Commonwealth Day in 2020 was of particular significance as it was Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s last public event before they stepped back as senior members of the royal family.
Take a look at some of Catherine Princess of Wales’s Commonwealth Day outfits over the years…
5. The Duchess of Sussex (L) and Catherine, the then Duchess of Cambridge, (R) attend the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London on March 11, 2019
The then Duchess of Cambridge chose a bright red Catherine Walker coat dress that she also wore on her tour of New Zealand in 2014 | POOL/AFP via Getty Images
6. The then Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge meet school children in the Dean's yard before attending a Reception after attending the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on March 12, 2018
Back in 2018, the then Duchess of Cambridge was pregnant with Pricne Louis, she wore a a Beaulah London coat | Getty Images
7. The then Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry depart the Commonwealth Observance Day Service on March 14, 2016 in
Prince William, the then Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, the then Duchess of Cambridge did not attend the Commonwealth Day Service in 2017. In 2016, Catherine once again opted for an Erdem coat | Getty Images
8. The then Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends the Observance for Commonwealth Day Service att Westminster Abbey on March 9, 2015
Catherine, the then Duchess of Cambridge, was pregnant with Princess Charlotte in 2015. She wore a pale pink Alexander McQueen coat | Getty Images