The Princess in Holland Cooper for “Ever After” Royal Marsden Visit

The Princess of Wales brought back a Holland Cooper coat for a visit to the Ever After Garden at The Royal Marsden Hospital. 

The garden features 30,000 illuminated white roses dedicated to those who lost their lives to cancer.

We learn more from The Telegraph’s coverage. 

The garden opened in 2019 and features an array of illuminated white flowers, which are curated by a group of 400 volunteers.

It is open this year until Dec 16, with visitors encouraged to make a donation and dedicate a rose to a loved one.

Donations go to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and £1.6m has been raised to date.

One of the original participants who helped launch the garden in 2019 was Dame Anya Hindmarch, a Royal Marsden Trustee and designer favored by the Princess.

We learn more from the Royal Marsden website, quoting the designer and philanthropist. 

“The Ever After Garden was born out of the need to pay tribute to those we have lost during the year. It was an idea originally conceived with Camilla Morton in memory of Michael Howells and is named after the film for which he designed the sets. However this garden should be personal to everyone. For me, it is also in memory of my Aunt Elizabeth Hindmarch.”

“My wish is for this to be a place to reflect at Christmas in amongst all the festive cheer, and in doing so raise money for the incredible institution that is The Royal Marsden.”

Lady Helen Taylor, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, was also a co-founder of the project. Here you see her at last week’s Together at Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey.

The Princess spoke with volunteers who help maintain the garden. 

The Princess of Wales received chemotherapy treatment at the Royal Marsden. Below, you see her during a visit to the hospital in January when she thanked doctors and staff, and met with patients undergoing treatment.

Another view of the Princess this evening. 

The Princess dedicated her own rose in the garden. 

She posted a personal message on social media following tonight’s visit to the garden.

That message accompanied this Kensington Palace video.  

Thank you to all those who have contributed to the Ever After Garden, which raises vital funds for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

Every flower, every light, is a memory held together, an illumination of shared love, remembrance, and hope.

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— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) December 13, 2025

For those wishing to dedicate a rose but unable to visit the garden in person, the hospital offers an online option.

We now turn to our look at what Kate wore for her visit to the garden. She brought back her Holland Cooper Double-Breasted Black Watch Coat ($1270). The midi-length design is made of wool woven in the UK, showcasing a relaxed double-breasted silhouette. The coat features notched lapels, vertical-welt hip pockets with rivets, and the brand’s embossed gold-tone buttons.

Here is a closer look at some of the details. 

It was first noted in a November 2021 Remembrance video. 

Then seen again in December 2022 when the Princess planted a tree at Westminster Abbey. 

This evening, the Princess also wore her bespoke Gianvito Rossi boots. They are similar to the brand’s Glen style, but the Princess’s pair has a more sharply pointed toe.

It looks like the Princess wore a new pair of earrings, at least new to us. They appear to be Butler and Wilson’s Double Daisy Drop Earrings ($38.19) featuring Austrian crystals in a floral shape set in silver-toned metal; they fasten with a stud closure. Thank you to Kate Middleton Styled and Parky’s Princess for their speedy ID of the earrings!  

Middleton Maven noted the Princess wore Butler and Wilson’s matching Crystal Daisy Bracelet ($92) to a charity auction in 2009. She previously wore the brand’s belt buckle, as seen here at the Calgary Stampede during the 2011 North American tour.

Here is a closer look at the belt buckle. 

I also have a brief sidebar to share, updating the King’s health. King Charles appeared in last night’s Stand Up to Cancer special broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK. More from this BBC story. 

King Charles has shared “good news” about his cancer, saying in a personal message that early diagnosis and “effective intervention” means his treatment can be reduced in the new year.

…the King said: “This milestone is both a personal blessing and a testimony to the remarkable advances that have been made in cancer care.”

This news that he is responding well to treatment is the biggest update on the King’s health since he revealed his diagnosis in February 2024.

The type of cancer has not been identified and treatment and monitoring will continue, but he said: “Early diagnosis quite simply saves lives.”

Here is a portion of the King’s message from the broadcast. 

A special message from The King, in support of Stand Up To Cancer. 🧡

As part of this year’s @SU2CUK campaign, @CR_UK and @Channel4, with support from the @NHS, have launched a nationwide Screening Checker to help people find out which cancer screening programmes they are… pic.twitter.com/K5kSQ0Utx3

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) December 12, 2025