As she walked through the gates of Eton last week, elegant and poised in a forest green Emilia Wickstead dress, the Princess of Wales gave off an intriguing air, more significant than just a proud mother escorting her eldest child to school for his first day.
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On first impressions it was just an ordinary family moment – Kate chatting, laughing and exuding her easygoing charm as she placed a maternal hand on George’s back, ushering him into the institution that educated his father, Uncle Prince Harry and also his great Uncle Charles, the Earl Spencer, but look closer and you’ll see the snapshot is loaded with royal symbolism.
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For Prince George this image marked the start of his education at one of Britain’s most prestigious schools and for the Prince of Wales a poignant return to the place that helped prepare him for his role as future king.
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But there was another story brimming from the photographs: the Princess of Wales is firmly back, more so than ever before.
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Indeed, Kate appears to be entering the autumn with an airiness that belies a deep well of confidence.
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It seems she is becoming increasingly comfortable with the incredible scrutiny that comes from being the most prominent female member of the so-called ‘Firm’.
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Recently the princess has re-cemented her star power with a couple of surprise appearances that have delighted members of the public.
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Last week she appeared at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, where she received cancer treatment, employing her warm bedside manner with the patients and chatting in earnest with the medical staff.
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She also left a woman in tears when she and Prince William were the unexpected guests of honour in Liverpool as they unveiled the suicide prevention toolkit to mark World Suicide Prevention Day.
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She wore earrings from a brand called Issy Star, created by Sophie McGown in honour of her cousin Issy who died by suicide in 2023.
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Ms McGown told Hello! Magazine: ‘It was completely overwhelming and special.’
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And there is little time still to relax, for within a few days her and William will be stepping on to the most glamorous of world stages – the red carpet.
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The couple are due to attend the world premiere of Tom Cruise’s much anticipated new film Digger in London’s Leicester Square on September 22.
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The event marks a reunion with the world’s biggest movie star after the couple walked the red carpet with Cruise at the Top Gun Maverick premiere in 2022.
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The Princess of Wales looked at ease as she carried herself in the heat of the media moment of Prince George's heavily photographed first day at Eton
The Princess of Wales was having fun when she visited Bute Shinty Club in Rothesay during a tour of the Scottish Island this week
The Princess of Wales visits Ettrick Bay during a royal visit to the Isle of Bute
Four years ago Kate was ravishing in a black-and-white, off-the-shoulder gown by Roland Mouret, and Cruise was visibly dazzled by the princess.
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Her presence at next week’s premiere promises to be one of the most glittering royal appearances of the season.
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For Kate, this is the calibre of occasion in which she excels.
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Because if there’s one thing the princess understands, it’s the power of a red-carpet moment – the pièce de résistance being the gold Jenny Packham gown she wore to the James Bond: No Time to Die premiere in 2021.
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Kate has become the expert in effortlessly making the transformation from dressed-down royal in country tweeds to global celebrity in a tiara.
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Fashion expert Caroline Baxter says: 'WKate steps on to a red carpet, all eyes follow because she knows what works for her and rarely gets it wrong.
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Alexander McQueen is her go-to for major royal moments, often turning to Gucci as well, while Jenny Packham brings the sparkle when the occasion calls for something even more glamorous.
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She has emerged from the summer looking quite spectacular: golden, radiant and noticeably more youthful.
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Her skin has that enviable honeyed, sun-kissed quality that seems to radiate from within.
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'Kate has always known how to command a room.
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But as she prepares to take centre stage once again, this may just be her most dazzling chapter yet – as she knows the world is watching.'
After an intense period where her health has been the main talking point, there is likely to be considerable interest in what she wears when she steps out in Leicester Square next week and the timing could hardly be more intriguing.
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For no sooner are Kate and William immersing themselves back into the epicentre of royal life, there is another story competing for oxygen.
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Harry and Meghan have returned to the UK with their children, and Meghan has already shared some content of their new life on social media – country walks, crackling fires and family time spent with their children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five.
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It's been four years since Kate's last royal film premiere where she walked the carpet in a Roland Mouret dress and completely dazzled Hollywood legend, Tom Cruise
The unforgettable moment when the actor took Catherine's hand to help her up the stairs
But Kate is not competing with the Duchess of Sussex, for she is too busy preparing for her role as future queen.
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But before that, a new season ushers in an array of royal engagements where the princess will be centre of attention.
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Earlier this week, the Prince and Princess travelled to Isle of Bute for their first official appearance on the island.
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While in Scotland the couple – who while there go by their Scottish titles, the Duke and Duchess of Rothsay – also paid a visit to their namesake town.
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Then in November the Princess will reportedly accompany her husband Prince William to Mumbai in India for the Earthshot prize ceremony, which would be their first joint appearance overseas in four years.
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Quietly Kate has become the most high-profile member of the firm through these carefully curated appearances.
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Instead of dramatic announcements or clumsy, loud attempts to dominate the news cycle, the princess executes simple but impactful engagements.
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At Eton she is the adoring mother.
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And somewhere between the two sits the woman the world has watched transcend from shy girlfriend to queen-in-waiting.
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Quietly Kate, pictured at the Royal Marsden on September 11, has become the most high-profile member of the firm through these carefully curated appearances
Amid endless debates around George’s education and the public fascination with the Sussexes, Kate has become adept at shutting out the noise and focusing on the work at hand.
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Perhaps this is a real glow-up, which is not defined by her shiny, highlighted hair, immaculate make up and beautiful wardrobe.
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But rather the radiance of a woman who is walking boldly into her future.
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With their eldest beginning his Eton years and Charlotte and Louis back to primary school as well, the Waleses are back in the spotlight.
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