12 Times Kate Middleton Aced the Wimbledon Dress Code With Her Regal, Tennis-Inspired Looks
12 Times Kate Middleton Aced the Wimbledon Dress Code With Her Regal, Tennis-Inspired Looks
Bailey BujnosekMon, June 29, 2026 at 8:16 PM UTC
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Kate Middleton at Wimbledon in July 2025.Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImageThe Gist -
Kate Middleton first attended Wimbledon as a royal in 2011, a few months after marrying Prince William.
The trendsetting Princess of Wales has since been an annual fixture at the ritzy tennis championship.
Kate often wears A-line midi dresses to the event, stunning in tenniscore-inspired details like pleats and polka dots.
Kate Middleton has gone to Wimbledon almost every year since marrying Prince William in 2011, meaning royal watchers have been treated to dozens of chic courtside style moments from her. Since 2016, she’s also handed out the winner’s trophies in her role as patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, per People. Today, Wimbledon without the princess is hard to fathom.
While the Royal Box serves up stiff competition as the likes of Nicole Kidman, Keira Knightley, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Olivia Rodrigo take to the stands in their finest summer duds, Kate still manages to stand out with her signature elegant A-line dresses. Over the years, she’s favored her usual roster of English labels—with the occasional exception. In 2019, when she attended with sister Pippa Middleton and sister-in-law Meghan Markle, Kate wore a dark green Dolce & Gabbana dress according to People. In 2023, meanwhile, she stepped out in a mint-hued Balmain blazer.
When she’s not wowing with her regal fashions, the Princess of Wales is making headlines for sharing cute moments with William and their kids at the prestigious tennis tournament. Princess Charlotte and Prince George have made several appearances, and their younger brother Prince Louis is expected to make his debut any year now.
Ahead, revisit Kate Middleton’s best Wimbledon outfits since the princess first graced a match. Plus, see her cutest moments with Prince William as they’ve turned the tennis championship into the perfect summer date spot.
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2011
Kate Middleton and Prince William at Wimbledon in 2011.Credit: GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images
A few months after their star-studded wedding, newlyweds William and Kate attended their first Wimbledon as a married couple. The then-duchess wore a tiered, off-white Temperley London by Alice Temperley dress, while her husband donned a classic blue suit. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the Kate Effect was already, well, in effect: The dress sold out in 30 minutes following her Wimbledon appearance.
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2012
Princess Kate and Prince William at Wimbledon in 2012.Credit: Getty Images
Kate pulled off a royal rewear for her 2012 Wimbledon outing, where she was again joined by William in a navy suit. Her white cable knit Alexander McQueen frock first appeared in 2011, while the princess was visiting Canada, per Marie Claire UK. In the Royal Box, she paired it with a Jaeger clutch that complemented her sapphire engagement ring.
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2016
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on July 07, 2016.Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage
2016 brought another rewear: a bright yellow Roksanda Ilinčić creation from the Serbian designer’s namesake label, ROKSANDA. The summery canary-hued dress was one she’d previously worn during a 2014 tour of Australia, according to Fashionista.
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2016
Kate Middleton and Prince William at Wimbledon in 2016.Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage
The future queen couldn’t stay away from McQueen for long. She again turned to the designer for her 2016 Wimbledon appearance, choosing a skull- and lipstick-print dress that feels very 2016 in retrospect. Prince William joined her on the outing with a break from his usual navy suiting, instead rocking a beige suit jacket.
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2017
Kate Middleton at the 2017 Wimbledon day one match on July 3, 2017.Credit: Chaz Niell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Long before the current polka dot craze, Kate gave a royal co-sign to the playful pattern, stepping out in a black and white polka dot dress from Dolce & Gabbana. She accessorized with a white Victoria Beckham bag and black open-toed heels, per PopSugar.
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2019
Kate Middleton at Wimbledon on July 2, 2019.Credit: Visionhaus/Getty Images
Wimbledon whites were on the menu for the Princess of Wales’s 2019 wardrobe. She aced tenniscore style in a buttoned Suzannah midi dress, cinched at the waist with a skinny black statement belt. According to Marie Claire, it retailed for a cool $2,270.
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2021
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in 2021.Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage
Kate was pretty in pink in 2021 as she attended the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final. That day, she chose a pale pink Beulah London ‘Ahana’ dress. Recall that this was the year Barbie hit theaters—making the princess a month ahead of the all-pink, all-the-time trend.
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2022
Kate Middleton and Prince William at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage
Kate had a dotty year in 2022, wearing dresses with the pattern to Royal Ascot and two separate Wimbledon outings, according to WWD. For her first appearance at the championships that July—attending the Women’s Final—she rewore a pleated sky-blue Alessandra Rich dress with pearl drop earrings and white slingback heels. She was also photographed wearing tortoiseshell sunglasses.
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2022
Kate Middleton and Prince George at Wimbledon on July 10, 2022.Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage
This was a landmark year for royal Wimbledon appearances, as then-8-year-old Prince George made his Royal Box debut sitting between his parents at the Men’s Final. The entire family dressed in blue (or blue and beige, in William’s case). Princess Kate wore a dark blue polka dot frock from Alessandra Rich for the occasion.
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2023
Catherine, Princess of Wales at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on July 04, 2023.Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage
In a rare risk-taking move, Kate switched things up at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships with a mint green Balmain blazer. She paired the retro-style jacket with a white pleated skirt. As is so often the case, her look had a symbolic meaning according to Marie Claire: It was an homage to Wimbledon’s official colors, green and purple. Kate wore another green look when she attended a match with Prince George and Princess Charlotte—and Spain’s King Felipe shared a behind-the-scenes picture with the family to his official X account.
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2024
Kate Middleton talks to daughter Princess Charlotte at Wimbledon in 2024.Credit: Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images
Purple is the most royal color, so it’s fitting that the Princess of Wales chose the hue for her 2024 Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final look. Her ruched Safiyaa dress again nodded to one of the tournament’s official colors. "Kate has a history of choosing clever, whimsical themes for her Wimbledon looks, and this was a new one," Bethan Holt, Fashion Director at the Daily Telegraph, told People at the time, adding that purple is “the color of courage.”
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2025
Princess Kate, Prince William, Prince George, and Princess Charlotte at Wimbledon in 2025.Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage
Wimbledon 2025 was once more a family affair. Kate, William, Charlotte, and George attended the event, wearing navy, blue, and white ensembles. Kate’s blue Roksanda midi dress had a similar silhouette to Charlotte’s white ruffled dress, which was reportedly designed by Sarah Burton for Givenchy according to HOLA!. Burton was, of course, the mastermind behind Kate’s 2011 wedding dress.
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