Catherine, Princess of Wales turns 44 on January 9. On Thursday January 8, she joined her husband, Prince William at an engagement at Charing Cross Hospital in London. The couple discussed the pressures healthcare staff were under during the winter virus season and surprised them on their tea/coffee break.
The Prince of Wales was due to visit the Charing Cross Hospital in London on a solo engagement, but in a last-minute change, he was joined by his wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales.
For the occasion, Catherine, Princess of Wales recycled a Roland Mouret burgundy trouser suit. Trouser suits have been a staple in the Princess of Wales’s wardrobe for some time and it seems that she is set to continue wearing them in 2026.
For the engagement at Charity Cross Hospital, the Princess of Wales also wore Trinity earrings by Cartier and the eagle-eyed fashionistas, would have spotted that she was wearing a DeMellier London Hudson small bag in Mocha Suede.
Mireia Llusia-Lindh is the founder of DeMellier and according to the About section on the website, she started the company as “I have always been a perfectionist and never liked no as an answer, even if it has often meant taking the hardest route, so I embarked on a mission to create handbags with no compromises.
“They had to be modern and of the highest quality, ethically and sustainably made but also attainable and socially conscious, DeMellier was born.”
The Small Hudson bag from DeMellier retails at £415.
Take a look at Catherine, Princess of Wales’s love for trouser suits in recent years.
5. Catherine, Princess of Wales arrives at the Shaping Us National Symposium at the Design Museum on November 15, 2023 in London
Catherine, Princess of Wales, chose a vibrant purple trouser suit by Emilia Wickstead for the Shaping Us National Symposium | Getty Images
6. Catherine, Princess Of Wales with Chief Executive Gubby Ayida as she attends the opening of Evelina London's new children's day surgery unit on December 05, 2023 in London
An Alexander McQueen trouser suit was Catherine, Princess of Wales's choice of outfit back in December 2023 | Chris Jackson/Getty Images
7. Catherine, Princess of Wales visits Fitzalan High School as she celebrates the beginning of Black History Month on October 03, 2023 in Cardiff, Wales
When she visited Cardiff in October 2023, Catherine, Princess of Wales, opted for a chic striped trouser suit by Holland Cooper | Getty Images
8. Catherine, Princess of Wales arrives for a visit to visit AW Hainsworth on September 26, 2023 in Leeds, England.
For a visit to AW Hainsworth in September 2023, Catherine, Princess of Wales chose a forest green Burberry wide-leg trouser suit | Getty Images