Princess Beatrice Puts Her Own Valentine's Day Spin on Kate Middleton's Gray Vest and Blouse Combination

Mar. 15, 2025

Kate Middleton; Princess Beatrice.Photo:Chris Jackson/Getty; Dave Benett/Getty

Chris Jackson/Getty; Dave Benett/Getty

Princess Beatricemight have picked up some fashion inspiration fromKate Middleton.

Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter attended Poppy Delevingne’s Della Vite Valentine’s lunch at The Ivy Chelsea Garden on Thursday. Princess Beatrice, 35, rocked a cozy winter ensemble, sporting a gray sweater vest over a white blouse paired with a wool skirt and black tights for the holiday event.

The look was reminiscent of an ensemble that Princess Kate, 42, wore during herOctober visit to Vsi Razom Community Hub. The royal wore a similar graysleeveless sweaterover a blouse to pack parcels of food and clothes with young Ukrainians who arrived in the U.K. in the last year. Instead of completing her look with a skirt and loafers, however, Princess Kate opted for trousers and heels.

Kate Middleton visits Vsi Razom Community Hub on Oct. 4, 2023.Chris Jackson/Getty

Chris Jackson/Getty

Princess Beatrice is known for hersmart street style, but her fashion sense hasn’t always drawn praise. At the 2011 wedding of her cousinPrince Williamto Kate,Beatrice’s Philip Treacy “Pretzel” hat(which she laterauctioned for charity) was highly criticized.

“They got hammered in the press, and it was a little unfair,” Charlie Anderson, a former stylist to Princess Beatrice and her sister,Princess Eugenie,previously told PEOPLE.

These days, “I think they are mostly getting it right,” said Anderson. “I think they have got more daring, although they have both always been quite daring, and they seem to be getting to know themselves better.”

Perhaps Princess Beatrice’s best look yet was borrowed. For her 2020 wedding toEdoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Beatricewore a Norman Hartnell gownthat Queen Elizabeth had in her closet. The Queen wore the ivory gown on at least three occasions in the 1960s.

Princess Beatrice and Poppy Delevingne attend Della Vite Valentine’s lunch at The Ivy Chelsea Garden on February 1, 2024.Dave Benett/Getty

Dave Benett/Getty

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While Princess Beatrice lunched in London with Pixie Geldof, Dean Piper, Phoebe Vela Hitchcox, Poppy Jamie and more, Princess Kate is continuing to recover from herabdominal surgery. After having the operation on Jan. 16, the royal was released from the hospital and returned home to Windsor on Monday.

Kensington Palace said Princess Kate is “making good progress,” adding that she and Prince William are grateful to her medical team, “especially the dedicated nursing staff.”

The palace has not disclosed specifics about the nature of Princess Kate’s condition, but it is known to be noncancerous.

source: people.com