The Daily Telegraph

How the royals dress for Norfolk country life

- Bethan Holt

Royal fans had hoped that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge might release an unseen image from their wedding day to mark the 10th anniversar­y of their marriage. Instead, the couple chose to share the most in-depth definition yet of Norfolk chic, the glossy rural look which they’ve crafted as their family image over the past decade – a marriage of Ralph Lauren glossiness meets Barbour-style practicali­ty.

Many of the items worn in the film are wholesome and tricky to identify – all those snug knits and hardy all-weather coats which one can imagine hanging in the boot room of Anmer Hall.

The Duchess’s jumper is given a pretty, Diana-ish update thanks to a prim pie-crust collar blouse by French label Sezane. Her Hicks & Brown fedora – similar to the vintage one she wore on the cover of Vogue in 2016 – is an authentica­lly rural-posh finishing touch. We also see her don a trusty pair of Berghaus walking boots and one of her many shooting jackets – Dubarry’s £299 Friel design.

Princess Charlotte follows in her mother’s footsteps, wearing a pair of £259 Penelope Chilvers boots – a mini version of the style the Duchess has worn since 2004. The Cambridges’ only daughter also wears a homespun sampler intarsia knit from Ralph Lauren – the most “statement” piece of the whole mise en scene.

Prince Louis competes with his sister in the boot department, wearing £50 mini Hunter wellington­s. Prince George, meanwhile, represents a thriftier approach in a £12 Regatta fleece.

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