Rank Catherine's wedding guest outifts!
I wasnβt sure if you wanted me to rank all her wedding guest outfits as a royal because if so Iβm going to need a list (sheβs attended many but I canβt remember them all off the top of my head). But hereβs my ranking of her outfits at royal weddings as a member of the RF (including Pippaβs).
1. Hussein and Rajwaβs wedding (June 2023)
With a look this good, there is only one way to go from here: down. This is one of Kateβs colours, itβs Elie Saab, beautiful design, perfect tailoring with the perfect styling. This is an all-time favourite look so of course it would top the list.
The hair! Ugh! Sickening, I tell you. Sickening! Also thereβs something I love about a bride and a guest wearing the same designer. Rajwa and Catherine (most likely unknowingly) both wore Elie Saab and the design house must have been beside themselves not only for creating the brideβs dress but being able to claim two of the best dressed people (with max coverage to boot) there! What a slay - I would have given everyone the next couple of days off!
The best part about it is that it looks like a dress a member of the Jordanian Royal Family could have selected for themselves and thatβs on diplomatic dressing. Every time Catherine selects Elie Saab, an angel gains wings.
2. Eugenie and Jackβs wedding (October 2018)
I like that she didnβt go for the obvious orange or brown or green for an autumnal wedding. She chose a berry shade which is still seasonal but not necessarily on the nose. Itβs truly a crime that this entire outfit has never made a comeback.
A little commotion for the hat. She looks like a very delicious, sophisticated berry.
A little commotion for the hair. It is truly a perfect outfit.
3. Peter and Harrietβs wedding (June 2026)
This just gives Senior Royal Princess Attends Wedding vibes. I think I audibly gasped when she stepped out of the car. Thereβs something quite mature but soft about it.
The hat was so beautiful. Itβs kind of giving Mary Poppins if she was invited to sweet, countryside wedding. Itβs the first time sheβs worn this kind of hat to a wedding before which I thought it marked some difference in her wedding appearance attire although I donβt really know how to describe it.
I didnβt love the collar but everything else works so itβs not big enough of a problem to rate it further down. Everything flows as it should and nothing is out of place. Itβs the most confident sheβs looked in a while and it makes me happy that itβs coming after a particularly terrible season of her life. Sheβs getting back to herself - slowly but surely!
4. Pippa and Jamesβs wedding (May 2017)
If youβre attending your baby sisterβs posh village wedding as a very famous royal duchess (with your Prince husband, Prince son and Princess daughter in tow no less) but want to balance the scales between knowing that you cannot escape attention and coverage but also wanting your sister to shine as the bride and one-half of the reason the event was even happening - this is what you wear. Also, this was fully a big sign of where her style was headed. My only tiny gripe is I feel like the top part could have been better fitted.
The hair deserves recognition per usual. Thereβs something quite expensive but understated about her whole look.
The hat remains one of my favourites. Blush is truly one of her colours. I loved three generations of the CEs matching. Everything about this wedding felt very intentional and the outfits were no different.
5/6. Zara and Mikeβs wedding (July 2011)
Itβs okay, not really noteworthy. But I understood trying to keep a low profile as the newly married-in female member of the royal family. Her own wedding was only 3 months before this and she was on every newspaper, tabloid and magazine. Wearing something she had already publicly worn to someone elseβs wedding was a good shout.
The real star is this hat - hence why it scores extra points. Catherine, for whatever reason, has a penchant for wearing really bold, slightly odd hats whenever she wears this coat. Yes, it has happened three separate times. Why? We will probably never know.
One more time for the real star doing some heavy lifting. She needs to bring it back with the quickness.
5/6. Harry and Meghanβs wedding (May 2018)
This is a completely fine outfit. Thereβs nothing noteworthy or special about it (especially in comparison to the rest) and Iβm guessing that was precisely what she was going for. Kudos to her because I would have skipped it (especially in hindsight). Only a deep love for the couple combined with the absolute certainty that there wasnβt any other date available would have made me stuff my bra, put on some heels, dress up and play wrangler to bridesmaids and pageboys 26 days after expelling an 8 lbs 7 oz. baby from my vagina. This probably would have been number 5 but the Pringle hat (and the fact that she might have been happier and far more comfortable on that day) pushed it down.
She did look absolutely beautiful though! If Iβm going to be completely honest, perhaps this look should be above the one before it since itβs objectively better but the day has really just been tainted by future events unfortunately. Letβs just say that itβs objectively No. 5 but subjectively No. 6.
Forever salty that we donβt know what she wore to James and Alizeeβs wedding because it would 100% have been on this list!