The Princess of Wales chose familiar styles for today’s engagements in Pontypridd in south Wales, including a piece dating back to at least 2007. The visit comes ahead of St. David’s Day on Saturday, celebrating the patron saint of Wales. 
The Prince and Princess started their visit at Pontypridd Market. Rebecca English of The Daily Mail shared a video of the Prince and Princess arriving at the market.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have arrived in Pontypridd for an afternoon of engagements. Their visit was somewhat delayed due to the weather. They are currently at the town’s market pic.twitter.com/LeTTcPxaGB
— Rebecca English (@RE_DailyMail) February 26, 2025
The royals were greeted by crowds of well-wishers, including a little one dressed as a daffodil, the Welsh national flower. 
More from the Wales Online coverage.
The couple visited Pontypridd Market, which has been at the heart of the community since 1805, and toured the food hall where they rolled up their sleeves to help prepare and cook a batch of traditional Welsh cakes.
The pair made the cakes while visiting the Welsh Cake Shop. 
Rhys Williams of ITV News posted a video of the couple working on the cakes.
The Prince and Princess of Wales are making Welsh cakes in Pontypridd market.
“You’ll have to sell these for half price,” Prince William says. pic.twitter.com/DrmoHb6bsx
— Rhys Williams﮷ (@RhysWilliamsTV) February 26, 2025
More from The Telegraph’s story by Hannah Furness.
The Princess appeared impressed with her husband’s efforts, saying: “Those are so good, how did you do that?”
“Well, you know,” he said, stepping back with a mock swagger. “My stunning bakery skills. Mary Berry taught me everything I need to know.”
A quick video about the cakes was posted on social media by Kensington Palace.
Pontypridd Market 🤝 Welsh Cakes
Marchnad Pontypridd 🤝 Cacennau Cri pic.twitter.com/KDONcTfHXa
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) February 26, 2025
Below, Prince William serving some of the cakes. 
The Prince and Princess spent time greeting those gathered at the market. 
The weather was hit and miss, as evidenced by the raindrops on the Princess’s umbrella. 
But you can also see how the sun was out at times. 
A news release about today’s engagements noted, “In December 2024, Pontypridd was one of a number of towns across Wales that was hit by severe flooding as a result of Storm Bert and Storm Darragh. The Prince and Princess will hear about the experiences of members of the community who were affected by the floods.” Below, you see the Prince and Princess speaking with residents.
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More from The Evening Standard’s article.
Some of their cakes were served up when the prince and princess sat down in the neighbouring Fountain Cafe and chatted over a mug of tea with market traders and other businesses about Storm Bert, which struck in late November bringing widespread flooding to Pontypridd when the River Taff burst its banks.
Leanne Walsh, 41, said after meeting the princess: “Kate said it had been raining hard this week and she mentioned the floods, saying she hoped it doesn’t happen again.”
They also spent time with a couple whose home was flooded during the storms, Kevin and Zsuzsanna Kidner. More from this Yahoo UK News piece.
Kevin and Zsuzsanna are still pinching themselves after Kate and William sat with them in their Sion Street property living room. Kevin, a butcher and fisherman, runs a butcher’s stall in Pontypridd market with his son.
Kevin said the visit of a lifetime was very strange and it was surreal to have them in his house. His wife Zsuzsanna said: “It was lovely to see them, I’ve watched Will as a baby on the TV, I’ve watched him grow up and now he’s been in my living room! It was very lovely and they were very very friendly. It’s nice they chose us!”
The Prince and Princess with the Kidners.
The couple then visited Meadow Street Community Garden and Woodland, designed to be “a safe and welcoming place where people from all walks of life can come and enjoy the benefits of nature and homegrown produce and have opportunities to share and learn new skills.”
We return to Wales Online for more information.
Project manager Helen Williams and Dawn Parker, who have been involved in the project since it began in 2020, were emotional when explained to reporter Ellie Gosley what today’s visit meant to them. They took the Prince and Princess on a tour around the garden during their visit.
Dawn said: “The last four years here have been really significant for me, so to be able to share it with everybody else, is really special. The buzz it’s given everyone here is wonderful – everyone’s been so excited and worked really hard – it just means so much.
“They [William and Kate] were fascinated about what we did and the different sort of people who come here. It was hard to drag them away, they just wanted to get involved”
The couple also heard about medical balms made with plants from the garden.
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A wave from the Princess as the couple was leaving. 
Kensington Palace posted on social media about this element of the day’s engagements. 
Now for our look at what Kate wore for today’s engagements. Many immediately recognized her vibrant red Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen coat, a nod to the red Welsh dragon on the country’s flag.
Most recently, we saw the coat worn in December of last year for the taping of the Together at Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey. 
It was first noted at the October 2020 Hold Still community launch; it was worn again in December 2020 as a royal train tour concluded; it made another appearance in November 2022 at a rugby match. 
Beneath the coat, the princess appeared to be wearing a Gucci skirt from the Resort ’19 runway collection. The Pleated Checked Wool Twill Midi Skirt ($1980, no longer available) is made of 100% wool twill in shades of black, burgundy, and beige.
It was first noted in January 2020 when images were released of the Princess shooting photo portraits of Holocaust survivors. Below, the Princess with the Frank family. 
Perhaps the most intriguing item worn today is the Princess’s Ralph Lauren jacket, first noted when worn to Cheltenham back in March of 2007. 
Middleton Maven shared a good shot of the jacket, a fitted design with princess seams, notched lapels, suede panels, and buttoned pockets. 
The princess’s boots are one of her Gianvito Rossi pairs, similar to the Glen style shown below, but with a pointer toe. 
A video shared on the Kensington Palace Instagram page showed the couple as they arrived at the train station. 
A screen grab from the video shows the Princess carrying a tote bag. The bag could be the Zipped East West Leather Tote ($610) by British heritage brand Aspinal, seen below left. Another possibility is Mulberry’s Bayswater Tote ($1016), seen below right, with thanks to Middleton Maven for the Mulberry suggestion. UPDATE: After seeing more photos, it is clear the tote is the Mulberry style shown below, the Bayswater in Oak. 
The Princess wore her Removable Teardrop Garnet Charm Hoops (£95, about $115) by Welsh jeweler Spells of Love. The hoops are crafted of recycled 18K gold vermeil over sterling silver with removable garnet charms. 
I’ll leave you with one more photo from today. 
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Emilie
Saturday 8th of March 2025
Lovely to see Catherine out and about! Especially appreciative she will pull something out she’s had for years and years. I hope people see the instances of not using fast fashion, doing alterations if possible and aiming, like Catherine, to keep things out of a potential landfill. Absolutely thrilled to see her out!
Sue
Tuesday 4th of March 2025
I just want to say thank you again for this website. You do such an amazing job of covering what the Princess is doing, as well as what she is wearing. I came for the fashion content but have stayed for the light the Princess shines on inspirational causes and stories, not the least of which is her own. Thanks so much for doing this, it's definitely a bright spot in my day when you post.
admin
Tuesday 4th of March 2025
What a lovely comment, Sue, thank you.☺️
Rachael Davies
Saturday 1st of March 2025
Wow-can we just take a moment to appreciate that Kate can fit into something she wore in 2007! My jackets don’t last a season!
On a more serious note while i am not a fan off the coat due to it being too long I do think she. Might have dressed for warmth this time which she 100 percent should do. Love the boots and I really do love that she is recycling Her clothes when she could just be buying new ones.
Great coverage as always
ElizaMo
Thursday 27th of February 2025
It’s good to see the cheery Alexander McQueen still comes into play for some Welsh diplomacy, it looks so well on Catherine. The coat remains wonderful in its clean tailored lines and exquisite seaming, and is a pleasure to see as many times as the Princess wears it.
The brown turtle neck under the McQueen is a kinder contrast than severe black would be, and serves the Princess well for her segue to her near 20-years-old Ralph Lauren jacket, and allows us to see the plaid Gucci skirt clearly for the first time. The fit of the jacket is amazing after two decades, and its short length is attractive over the long skirt.
The sewn down pleats on the skirt help bring out Catherine’s willowy figure. The check colours are quiet, but a welcome contrast against block colour of both jacket and coat. It amuses me that the combination of fitted tweed jacket and pleated tartan skirt is exactly what the late Queen might have worn, but rendered more stylish by Catherine’s elegant proportions. And the Queen would never have attempted the youthful high Gianvito Rossi boots.
I was impressed to see Catherine wear the Spells of Love garnet drops again, a great match for her outfit. I really like Spells of Love as I have both their Alia hoop and Twist Hoop earrings and have found both well made and a great pleasure to wear. So I ordered the garnet drops with great confidence, and have finally given up, after no less than a year of frustration, trying to get them on . I apologise to Spells of Love and might put it down as much to shape of my ears and having less agile fingers. But when I see them on Catherine I become jealous, convinced hers must come with a wider hoop than mine, or she has extra help in some form! As it’s my own birthstone, I searched on until I settled for some stud earrings with drop garnets from Etsy, such a great place for a jewellery hunt.
Debs
Friday 28th of February 2025
@ElizaMo, I too thought of the dear late Queen when I saw Catherine sans the coat ! Those colours were hers , striding about the Balmoral countryside with stout brogues and a slightly longer jacket and a headscarf , bless her .
Bonnie A
Thursday 27th of February 2025
@ElizaMo, I had a similar thought about the clothing not being out of place in the 1930s or 40s. Or on a woman of that era in later decades. You are right, it's Catherine, her boots and perhaps also her very long loosely styled hair that give fresh 2025 style.
Spruha
Thursday 27th of February 2025
It's so nice to see the Waleses doing joint engagements! I love that Kate still wears clothes from 18 years ago. I want to take care of all my clothes so that they last me decades. On another note, it's very fun for me to read the quotes from people the Waleses visited. I'm charmed by the genuine but mild excitement evidenced by British people. Having lived in India, the US, and now Canada, I know that if the Waleses (or other big 'celebrities') visited here, the quotes would be just excited screaming and giggling and declarations of lifelong loyalty to the Cambridge family. XD
Spruha
Monday 3rd of March 2025
@JayZ, I'm sorry about your mother. I will heed her advice on buying good quality clothes and taking care of them!
Gail
Monday 3rd of March 2025
@JayZ, I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your mother. Taking care of your graments, smartly tailoring them and realizing they are an investment are great tips I believe in and need to try harder to do with fashion.
It's rather the Kate way of doing things way before she was born.
JayZ
Saturday 1st of March 2025
@Spruha, my mom recently passed away. She was 89 and I’m now going through her closets. She took great care of her clothing and had items dating to what I believe are the late 60’s.
She always purchased good brand clothing lines in natural fibers. I think one of her secrets was to not wash clothing. She’d say washing ruins clothing so she’d spot clean and steam to freshen. She also stored items properly and employed moth prevention measures. Her other big must was to tailor her clothes to fit her which she did on her own.