The Princess of Wales wore two ensembles for a series of engagements in northern England today, her first solo away day of the year. 
She started with a visit to Family Action’s Children’s Trauma Therapy Service in Bradford. Many readers will recall the Princess is Family Action’s royal patron, a position she has held since 2019. Below is a quick video of the Princess arriving.
Delighted to welcome HRH Princess of Wales to Bradford on her visit to Family Action pic.twitter.com/3ebXPJI1OX
— Prof Adeeba Malik CBE, Lord Lieutenant W.Yorkshire (@LordLtWY) January 27, 2026
A Kensington Palace news release notes the “Children’s Trauma Therapy Service works to help children aged 4-18 years old and their families recover from and understand their responses to complex trauma. They work with families that have experienced adversity, abuse, and traumatic bereavement.”
Kate joined a therapy session for a mother and her 12 year old son who had been colouring in leaves to put on a collage tree, designed to help children illustrate their feelings and discuss their therapy journey.The boy said how music had helped him process difficult emotions and that he now played drums in a band. Kate said: “That’s a fantastic way to sort of express yourself and also manage really difficult and hard feelings that are sometimes harder to express with words than in any other way.”
We learn about the conversation from this Rayo piece.
Kate said: “Sometimes if you put them to your ear, you can sometimes hear the sea, do you want to see if you can hear the sea?
“Sometimes you can hear the waves. If you listen very quietly.
“That’s what I like doing with shells. If you close your eyes you can sometimes imagine you’re by the beach.”
The girl replied “yes” when Kate asked if she could hear the waves.
A video from Cameron Walker of GB News.
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In this image, you see the Princess with the young girl.
She showed the princess a “potion” she had made that would keep “the bad dreams” away.
Kate told the girl’s mother: “Lots of people need more of these.”
The therapist said she had also chosen some feathers for the box to keep the girl’s “busy head” calm.
The girl’s mother said her daughter had “loved” meeting the princess, telling the Press Association: “I don’t know how I’m going to get her back after this. She’s very busy-minded, she’s normally covered in slime.”
Describing how the centre had helped her family cope with their trauma, the mother-of-two said: “You always think when something like that happens, don’t mention it to (the children) but they’re supposed to speak, otherwise they just repress it.”
She learned about the In Touch program, which offers a community space for older people to address social isolation through quizzes, games, and stadium tours.
More from this GB News article.
Among those she met were regular attendees of the group, including Neil Fox and Geoff Oaks, both former Wakefield Trinity players.
The Princess of Wales also spent time with participants in Wakefield’s Inspiring Futures programme, which works with young people vulnerable to antisocial behaviour and youth crime.
Here you see her with Molly Fox, the wife of Trinity’s Neil Fox. 
Neil Fox and another former player, Geoff Oaks, are part of the In Touch project. 
In a story on its website, the league notes the Princess then “headed to the pitch to meet with girls who were taking part in a skills session as part of the Wakefield’s Champion Schools competition.”
More from The Independent’s coverage.
Amidst freezing temperatures, she was asked about Princess Charlotte’s school activities, telling the young players: “She does loads of sport but not rugby.”
And from the BBC’s story:
Catherine told them: “I love this, the league game is so embedded in community life and it’s so grassroots [and] interaction, and getting youngsters involved but also how clubs like this connect to the rest of the community.
“They’re absolute gold dust really, and I’m so proud to help support the league across the country.”
The Princess was also given a Wakefield Trinity shirt during her visit. 
The Princess had one more engagement, but first, here she is leaving the rugby club. 
She greeted well-wishers who gathered in the cold and rain in hopes of seeing her in person. 
One of those greeting her was Lauren Parkinson, known as Lady Parky on social media. Here, the Princess poses for a selfie with Lauren.
Below is Lauren’s post with the selfie. 
You may have noticed the Princess changed into a more casual outfit and put her hair into a braid. That is because she was heading outside to join a Mind Over Mountains wellbeing walk.
The Mind over Mountains site explains the charity offers help to “individuals, workplace teams, social prescribers & emergency responders – our walks & retreats are designed to support us all, a charitable organization in the Peak District that offers mental health support via therapeutic outdoor experiences.”
As you can see above, the weather wasn’t exactly fabulous—more from this Nine News Australia piece.
The Princess of Wales kept her planned outing to Yorkshire despite the UK’s third named storm for the season, Storm Chandra, delivering strong winds and heavy rains resulting in floods and fallen trees, power outages and road closures.
Here is a video from Kate Mansey of The Times.
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And from The Daily Mail’s coverage:
Wearing sturdy boots, gloves and a plait in her hair – which she did herself under a baker boy hat – the Princess spent 45 minutes in freezing, wet conditions walking to and from Baslow Edge in the Peak District, at around 300m altitude.
She stopped to see the spectacular view over the Derwent and Hope Valleys, with a brief pause in the rain timed perfectly for the short hike.
The Princess, who had made a point of checking whether participants still wanted to go ahead in challenging weather conditions, said ‘nothing’ would have stopped her getting out into the hills.
We return to the Daily Mail story.
Asked as part of the group activity for ‘three words’ which summed up her experience, the Princess offered: ‘Mind, body and soul.’
Gesturing the view, she said the afternoon walk – and others like it – had made her ‘realise the world is so much bigger’, noting ‘you get so dragged into things’ and sometimes need to pause to notice the wider world outside.
During the walk, most of which took place away from the cameras, she took turns speaking to each walker to hear their mental health story.
And one final portion of The Daily Mail’s piece.
Bidding farewell to walkers, she asked them to keep in touch with how they were getting on.
‘It’s so nice to be able to get out,’ she told them. ‘I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. Now go and have a nice cup of tea!’
Now, for our look at what Kate wore for the day’s initial engagements. 
She wore her Large Scale Brown Herringbone Blazer ($929) by Holland Cooper, first noted in April 2025 when the Prince and Princess visited the Isle of Mull. As I wrote last year, “the style is 100% wool with a snug silhouette. It features princess seams, notched lapels, flap pockets, and bold logo buttons.”
It looked like the Princess was in a new pair of trousers by Jigsaw, the British brand’s Modern Crepe Wide Leg Trousers ($73 most recently, now sold out, available in other colors). The style is also available in other colors at Next. The trousers are made in a blend of polyester, viscose, and elastane, with a wide leg, side pockets, side zipper, and stitched center front seam. Thank you to Kate Middleton Styled on Instagram for this ID. \
UPDATE FEB 5: Edeline Lee posted in their Instagram story that the Princess was wearing their trousers. 
It looks like the label’s Averill style ($970) in brown georgette, described as a “Mid-weight fabric with a smooth drape” that is 100% polyester. The style features side-seam pockets, a back welt pocket, and the distinctive center-front seam. 
Thank you to Middleton Maven for the heads-up on this.
Middleton Maven points out that this looks like the same turtleneck worn in February 2025 for a visit to Wales. 
It appears she was in a new pair of shoes that could be by Emmy London (new to us, at any rate), the label’s Josie Mid-Block Heel in chocolate suede. I show it below in the Low-Block heel, because the chocolate isn’t available online in this colorway. Thank you to Middleton Maven for this ID. 
A quick sidebar: Emmy is having its winter sale, with prices discounted up to 40% if you are looking to snag a pair of the brand’s shoes or a handbag.
Now we move to the more casual ensemble. 
The Princess wore her Dubarry of Ireland Friel Utility Jacket in ‘Olive’ (no longer available) that we first saw back in March 2020, along with her Seeland Hawker Pine Green Quilted Jacket.
Beneath the jacket, she may have been wearing the House of Bruar Merino Wool Roll Neck Turtleneck ($68) in racing green. Thank you to Shannon Lea for this ID via Middleton Maven.
The Princess repeated her Holland Cooper Jodhpur Jeans ($169), in chocolate brown. 
The Princess also wore her Berghaus Supalite Women’s Boots (£185, about $260 at today’s exchange rates).
She also had on her past-season grey knit snood from Brora and a baker boy cap that could be the House of Bruar Ladies Tweed 8-Piece Cap, worn in the recent Winter Nature video and shown below left, or her Really Wild past-season style, shown below right. 
And her Cartier Trinity Earrings. 
I will leave you with one more photo from today. 
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Kensington Palace posted this video of the wellness walk.
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The Royal Family Channel offers more than 12 minutes of coverage in this video.
RS
Sunday 1st of February 2026
I think the Princess looks great in both these outfits. I felt the earthy tones were just right for a visit to Northern England on a rainy day. She was also meeting people who had been through trauma and troubled times so bright colours may have been inappropriate or seemed off key if someone was confiding a difficult time to her.
I really like the plait she did herself - sometimes a quick low key hair do can make for effortless beauty.
With regards to her skinny jeans - I am not sure if the issue is with the jeans or rather with how it appears to our eyes now that they are no longer fashionable. I am a similar age to Kate and used to live in my skinny jeans. I never wear them now as they look so odd when I look in the mirror. Now I wear slightly wider jeans that I would have felt were frumpy “mum jeans” a few years ago. Perhaps Kate does not care so much for fleeting fashion when it comes to her jeans. Or maybe she just wanted a really skinny jean so as to ensure they were tight in her boots and less likely to get muddy.
There was a somewhat country feel to her attire which again is very apt for a visit to Bradford , Yorkshire.
Although I personally struggle to find wide leg trousers that suit me I think Kate looked very modern and on trend with her choice of a wide leg trouser, I think it elevated the outfit to make it more chic yet youthful.
Caroline
Tuesday 10th of February 2026
@RS, I'm a firm millennial (also used to live in skinnies) and also have mostly move on from the silhouette. However, when the weather is wet (and it has been a lot lately), I cannot bear any trousers legs, they get wet and muddy, dragging on the floor or simply catching more spray far from the umbrella. So I revert back to my skinny trousers on these days, and silently still love them!
Lexi
Sunday 1st of February 2026
I'm an outlier here, I am "autumn" in colour charts with warm toned skin and green eyes. Have always lowed what I call nature colours, browns, greens and especially autumn colours. That's why I like Catherine's clothes on this outing.
I would have preferred for the first part of the outing a long skirt in the same material and colour as the tweed jacket, or maybe dark brown/dark green patterned/plaid tweed. I liked the fact that she did not have sky high heels. Black long boots with block mid-heel would also have tied the look together with the black turtle neck . I really did not like her trousers style and/or colour.
On the second outing I liked everything except the skinny trousers. she could have chosen for ex beige, slightly wider trousers, with thigh pockets (can't remember what they are called). Lots of people wear that kind of trousers when out hiking. They would not have been too wide, but given her legs a bit more of "bulk", again for missing the right word.
I liked her hat and scarf and the earrings were on spot, real but not too shovvy.
But as usual her best acsessory is her lovely smile and kindness that shows trough.
Paige
Saturday 31st of January 2026
While I understand her stance lately on not having all the focus be on her wardrobe , I selfishly miss looking forward to seeing what she would be wearing for these outings and then reading all about the specifics . Now it seems she has a standard uniform of pants , a coat that’s usually closed over the outfit , etc. Lots of drab colors lately. Unfortunately following her fashion ( unless it is a white tie event) is just not that fun anymore .
Zell
Tuesday 3rd of February 2026
@Amber,
Queen Elizabeth wore gorgeous clothes, of varied colors and patterns, with lovely jewelry, and all of this was a "uniform" (coat, hat, heels, bag) but what a lively and exciting uniform. I never got tired or bored. A "uniform can be exciting. It can be uplifting too. Soft colors are also nice, and The Queen wore them too. I never saw her look drab, though. Ditto for Diana, Princess of Wales.
What I think is now happening is that these very toned down colors, like beige, brown and dull green, have become fashionable. To have them as a monotone look can be quite dreary, however. Nature colors also include blue, purple, violet, red and other colors. Nature colors are not just brown and olive green, and I so wish Catherine would liven her clothes up more, color wise, even her casual looks when out in nature.
Amber
Saturday 31st of January 2026
@Paige, Agreed. I honestly think she doesn’t want the focus on herself. I think the days of keeping us fashion lovers on the edge of our seat are gone. “Standard uniform” is the best way to put it. But that was Queen Elizabeth too, very much uniformed. It was the steadfast, immovable, solid as a rock endurance that we loved the Queen. I think as time marches on, it will be the same with Kate.
Zell
Saturday 31st of January 2026
@Paige,
I don't think it's "selfish" of you to look forward to seeing "What Kate Wore," as fashion can be an art form, but also, it's fun, too. I also don't find much to inspire me in the drab, dull, boring colors that the PoW seems determine to clad herself in. I love the way her hiking outfit is designed, but can see no reason why it has to be in the hues of camouflage: olive and brown. Her Christmas morning walk outfit was likewise beautiful in design, but so boring in the various tones of brown. Catherine is pretty in some brown, but she looks best in clear, bright, bold colors, (red, electric blue, emerald green) as well as colors such as pink. I find myself at a loss when she wears very dull colors. Just as you wrote, it's not fun to see. That's only being honest. Catherine can dress as she wishes, but that doesn't mean we must love all of her choices.
Fashion is not trivial. It can uplift people. Color does affect us. Queen Elizabeth knew this. I don't think she wore bright and pretty colors, of all shades and hues, simply to be seen and stand out. I think she knew such outfits made people feel happy to see her in. Soft colors can have that "happy" effect too, and be very pretty, such as rose and sky blue.
I get that Catherine is wearing a practical outfit for a hike, and as mentioned, I think how her clothes are designed look Great! But, they don't Have to be in those tepid colors. She's not on a hunt. She's in public meeting people.
Cindy
Wednesday 28th of January 2026
I like the jacket and trousers of the first outfit, just not together. The trouser color looks a little off with the jacket in photos. Maybe it coordinates better in natural light? I do not like the very loose fit of the jacket and the trousers. The second outfit is mostly just what you would wear for a walk in the hills. Sturdy weather proof parka, warm sweater in a pretty color, the snood looks cozy, the hat is adorable and the boots will serve well in rugged terrain. The jeans look odd for the outdoor walk. They don’t look sturdy or warm and the fit in the crotch makes me cringe.
ElizaMo
Wednesday 28th of January 2026
At first, I thought my spirits were going to sink seeing all that brown and wondering if Catherine had abandoned all sense of royal responsibility by channelling such a dowdy look. But then I challenged myself to look at other royals showing up on my timeline on the same day, and found both Princess Anne and Queen Mary in dark blue - the latter for evening as well - Queen Rania in dull olive, and Queen Letizia onlybpushing the colour boat out in in pale grey. Sober fashion all round for some troubled times, perhaps.
So now I’m here to congratulate Catherine on her colourful, snappy, up-to-the-minute winter outfit. I carry a deep prejudice against brown since it was order of the day back in the 1980s, which I appreciate dates me. Having dropped it, I never want to return. However, I like the grading of tones in Catherine’s outfit which I think gives it some interest. The jacket might be a worthy Holland Cooper, but its pale brown does nothing for the Princess in my view, draining colour from her face and leaving her looking tired.
She has partly ameliorated the effect by donning the block colour brown turtle neck which largely frames her face and suits her better. I think the lighter colour of the Jigsaw wide leg pants also helps lift the dullness from above and lightens everything, the crepe fabric adds welcome feminine movement. The leg width suits her and the hem is nicely judged to cover her shoe, but just escape dragging on the floor, another 80s style hangover IIRC. The low block heel pumps from Emmy London are very pretty and so much more flattering than attempting high heels under full pants. Delighted to see the Cartier Trinity Earrings back again, adding just the right touch of gleam to smarten the lady up.
The second outfit might escape much style scrutiny as the Princess needs to be practical in the wintry English outdoors. The Dubarry of Ireland Friel Utility Jacket looks marvellous on her trim figure, especially if combined with an extra layer of puffer jacket. The Holland Cooper Jodphur Jeans are too skinny to ever be flattering and make her legs too thin poking out from the bulky jacket. The Berghaus boots look super practical, and the baker boy cap proves she has not lost all her sense of fun despite sober tweed jackets. I appreciate that her hair is better controlled by the plait, against the wild mane we are obliged to live with otherwise, but, hastily assembled on the spot, the style, minus her cap, does her no more favours than the HC jacket.
Caroline A.
Friday 30th of January 2026
@Aleigh, I agree with you and ElizaMo about the jeans. They are not very flattering to The Princess’s figure and they bunch up, making the effect worse. They would be fine for a ramble away from the cameras, and I hope that they are relegated to that purpose in future. There must be other trousers that would have been suitable for the walk. Otherwise, I liked the walking outfit, especially the jacket and the boots. The style of cap suits Catherine well, although I think she’s lucky enough to suit most styles of casual headwear. I love the blazer, but perhaps a slightly warmer colour of turtleneck might have been softer against Catherine’s complexion — a minor point. Winter is a cruel season to be wearing dull colours. I don’t have a problem with the trousers. Although I’m not a fan of orange — which they appeared to be in some photos — I think they were actually more of a rust colour, which provided a warm contrast to the blazer and the turtleneck. I was happy to see the block heel shoes, which are so much more in keeping with the tweed blazer and the style of the whole outfit than stilettos would have been, and must have been more comfortable without sacrificing style. I would like to see Catherine wear block heels more often. The Cartier Trinity earrings have proven their versatility yet again, although I myself would have been reluctant to wear them on a walk in the hills for fear of losing one.
Aleigh
Thursday 29th of January 2026
@ElizaMo, I agree with you regarding the Jodphur jeans. They make her legs look like extremely skinny in proportion to the jacket but also in contrast to the flowing pants from the first outfit. The high contrast feels startling, somehow. Also, the jeans just don’t fit her well, with the bulky wrinkles at her knees and ankles adding to the overall mismatch in shape.