According to royal style expert Miranda Holder, there's a lot of significance in the trend Kate's style has taken in her recent public appearances. "She has literally been rebranded in line with her new level of authority as the Princess of Wales and her position as our future Queen," Holder told Hello!.

Kate Middleton has overhauled her wardrobe as she gradually returns to public life, and the change has a connection to her late mother-in-law Princess Diana.

Carole Middleton was left out as Princess Kate broke from tradition. It was previously suggested by a royal commentator that the Princess of Wales, 43, would honour her mother on Mother's Day. Carole,