Kate Sports Jacket She First Wore 12 Years Ago
She is known for recycling her favourite looks – and the Princess of Wales upheld her thrifty reputation when chatting to Roman Kemp for her Shaping Us campaign.
Kate, 41, sported a £795 L.K.Bennett jacket that she first wore in 2011 as she discussed the importance of mental health with the Capital FM breakfast host to promote her early years project.
In the short seven-minute film, released, Kate and Roman talked about mental wellbeing, relationships and how by nurturing children in the earliest years of their life, society can build a nation of healthy, happy adults.
For the engagement, the royal donned her trusty jacket, teamed with a chic £179 fairisle knit by Holland Cooper, as well as matching brown Chelsea boots and black jeans.
Kate first wore the L.K.Bennett ‘Darwin’ Shearling coat in chocolate brown on December 24 2011 when attending a football match in Sandringham. She also wore the garment – which boasts a fur collar and cuffs – several times in 2012.
As the royal and the 30-year-old radio presenter took a walk together in the Hertfordshire countryside last month, Kate told Roman: ‘I know how passionate you are about mental health.’
He then replied: ‘I have got into this world in a way that no one really should do and I wish I wasn’t associated with the word suicide.’
Kemp, the son of Spandau Ballet star Martin Kemp, has previously spoken candidly about his mental health struggles after the death of close friend, Capital FM producer Joe Lyons.
In 2021, Roman presented a BBC Three documentary looking at the mental health crisis affecting young men and revealed he had considered taking his own life after battling depression for more than a decade.
As they continued their conversation, Roman said that he had ‘no idea what a suicidal person looked like’ before losing his best friend.
He added: ‘It’s as if someone handed me a paper and said, “by the way, everything you thought is a lie.’
During the conversation, the host said that ‘friendship is the thing that will save lives’ and people – men in particular – not shying away from the topic of mental health with their peers.
Kate said in response: ‘Everyone cares and takes a lot of time over their physical health but find it much harder to not only talk about their mental health but actually understand the ways in which we can look after ourselves.’
Between brand new custom made designs by Burberry to repeat pieces from her all-time favourite high street store LK Bennett, the Princess of Wales really does like to keep us on our toes when it comes to style!
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