Kensington Palace clarifies Kate Middleton’s stance on releasing outfit details in rare statement

In an article in The Sunday Times UK, a palace source revealed that the Princess of Wales will be scaling back on sharing info about her looks and instead wants the public to focus on her work. UK Press via Getty Images

Kensington Palace made a rare statement clarifying a recent report about Kate Middleton.

In an article in The Sunday Times UK published Feb. 1, a palace source revealed that the Princess of Wales, 43, will be scaling back on sharing info about her looks and instead wants the public to focus on her work.

“There is an absolute feeling that it [the public work] is not about what the princess is wearing,” the source told the outlet.

“She wants the focus to be on the really important issues, the people and the causes she is spotlighting.”

“There is an absolute feeling that it [the public work] is not about what the princess is wearing,” the source told the outlet. Getty Images They added, “She wants the focus to be on the really important issues, the people and the causes she is spotlighting.” POOL/AFP via Getty Images

However, after receiving backlash, Kensington Place cleared the air in a statement shared with People today, reiterating that the quote didn’t come directly from Middleton.

“Over the last week, I have received numerous questions about a story regarding The Princess of Wales’s clothing and how Kensington Palace shares information about her outfits,” a Kensington Place spokesperson said to the publication.

The individual added, “To clarify, the comments that appeared in the article were from me, not The Princess of Wales. The comments that were reported should not be directly attributed to The Princess of Wales.”

However, after receiving backlash, Kensington Place cleared the air in a statement shared with People today. Getty Images “Over the last week, I have received numerous questions about a story regarding The Princess of Wales’s clothing and how Kensington Palace shares information about her outfits,” the spokesperson explained. Getty Images

According to the rep, there hasn’t been a change in Kensington Place’s policy for releasing Middleton’s outfit details.

After The Sunday Times UK’s story was published, many argued that sharing insight into the royal’s looks helps put smaller emerging British labels she wears, such as Camilla Elphick and Aspinal of London, on the map.

Middleton also pays tribute to Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth through her looks, often accessorizing with sentimental jewelry passed down from the royals.

According to the source, there hasn’t been a change in Kensington Place’s policy for releasing Middleton’s outfit details. James Whatling / MEGA Though Kensington Place doesn’t always reveal the Princess of Wales’ outfit details, there are many social media accounts dedicated to identifying all the pieces. James Whatling / MEGA

Though Kensington Place doesn’t always reveal the Princess of Wales’ exact looks, loyal fans are doing the legwork.

Today, for instance, Middleton wore a Blazé Milano checkered coat, maroon Gianvito Rossi boots ($1,695) and vintage Katherine James pearl earrings ($1,261) during a visit to a prison — which was shared by many accounts dedicated to identifying her outfits.

Hopefully, we’ll continue learning more about Middleton’s style choices.