4. Going against the BAFTA color scheme
Kate Middleton’s life is defined by rules, but she broke one big one when she appeared at the 2018 BAFTA Awards, where she was instructed to wear black in solidarity with the Time’s Up movement. Most celebs adhered, but Catherine showed up in a forest-green dress and was criticized for it. However, many accepted her decision, as royals typically maintain political neutrality and refrain from wearing black unless in mourning.
5. Standing out with a red dress
Marie Claire magazine confirmed that the princess doesn’t like wearing orange, but she’ll wear a bright red on occasion, as she did with this Alexander McQueen dress at Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. The tabloids called it a risky move, as many of the other royals wore a more subdued look in the queen’s company, but the color happened to work well with her grandmother-in-law’s white look.
6. A white dress at the Royal Ascot
In 2016, Princess Catherine made her Royal Ascot debut. At the event, ladies are expected to wear a headpiece or hat with “a solid base of 4 inches in diameter in the royal enclosure,” according to their guidelines. Instead, she wore a white lace dress with a saucer-style hat. The dress’s length was apparently not modest enough (too short and too sheer), which led to some negative feedback.
