Kate Middleton’s New Hairdo Debuts in Royal Public Appearance


The Princess of Wales seems to be interested in fringe. Kate Middleton had a new haircut when she went back to her royal tasks earlier this month. Instead of the side part and long layers that usually frame her face, the 41-year-old royal had a middle part and what looked like newly cut curtain bangs.

On Wednesday, when Princess Kate went to a family portage lesson for children with special needs, people noticed her new bangs. Her hair was put up in an elegant style that let her show off her new fringe.

Kate likes to try out new hairstyles every now and then, and it seems like fall is her favorite time to do so. As she took her three kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, to school, the royal showed off a stylish fall-inspired outfit.

Kate stayed out of the public eye for part of the summer while she and Prince William spent time as a family. This latest hair change comes after she came back into the public eye. On September 8, she went to Wales with her husband to mark the first year since Queen Elizabeth’s death. Her hair was probably already cut, but at the time it was pulled back into a chignon and hidden under a hat.

The Princess of Wales has also had different haircuts over the years. In 2017, she cut her hair to shoulder length after giving 7 inches of hair to a charity called the Little Princess Trust. This group was started in Herefordshire, and it makes wigs out of real hair for kids who have lost their hair because of chemotherapy or radiation treatments.

Kate’s updo on Wednesday was probably because she helped children with special educational needs and disabilities at the portage session, where she talked to children and their families. The royal started the Shaping Us project earlier this year as part of her Royal Foundation Center for Early Childhood effort.

Kate said in a speech about the project’s start, “The campaign is fundamentally about shining a spotlight on the critical importance of early childhood and how it shapes the adults we become. This is why it is essential, to not only understand the unique importance of our earliest years but to know what we can all do to help raise future generations of happy, healthy adults.”