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Kate Middleton's Most Controversial Moments

Originally published on Marie Claire US

September 20, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Kate Middleton's Most Controversial Moments

When she was seen without her engagement ring

Her legal battle with Tatler

When it became known she has a private dressmaker

How she wore her hair for her wedding day

When she (maybe) bought the same dress twice

When the Queen let her break protocol and take photos at Balmoral before she married Prince William

When she wore wedges!

When she opted for dark nail polish

When she shared her pizza topping preference

When she wore shorts!

When Kate chose Diana's earrings for Archie's christening portrait

When she wore a Dolce & Gabbana dress to Wimbledon...

That whole Prince William cheating scandal...

When she stepped out of the hospital hours after giving birth

So, about that Kate and Meghan feud...

When she wished Meghan a happy birthday

That engagement ring

When Kate didn’t wear a black dress to the BAFTA Awards...

...But she did during her next public appearance

When she didn’t present the shamrocks to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards

When Kate decided she wanted to keep her public appearances "to a minimum"

When Kate's wedding dress designs were slapped with a lawsuit

When Kate and William's wedding reception menu included lamb

When Kate’s wild uncle made headlines

When Kate’s sister Pippa Middleton banned Meghan Markle from her wedding

When the Queen told Kate she had to curtsy to natural-born princesses

When Kate stole the spotlight in a bright red dress

When Kate and Willam wore the wrong outfits to dinner

When she had a Marilyn Monroe moment...

...And another moment here....

...And again.

When Kate wore a dress that was deemed "too short"

When Kate received backlash for taking a trip right after Prince George was born

When Kate looked “too perfect” after giving birth to Princess Charlotte

When a lot of British people weren't thrilled that Kate was expecting again

When PETA criticized Kate for wearing fur-lined gloves

When Kate wore a hat made with real fox fur

When people couldn't get over Kate's non-manicured toes

When Will and Kate's staff was prepared to walk out.

When a former royal staff member made rude comments about Kate

When Kate broke up with William while they were dating in college

When Kate wore bright yellow short shorts and a sparkly green top

When she walked a runway in college in a see-through dress

When Kate's first college boyfriend got married

Kate Middleton's Most Controversial Moments

Being suddenly thrust into the spotlight can be hard—just ask regular-person-turned-royal Kate Middleton. Adjusting to royal life isn't easy and can take a lot of trial and error. Unlike her sister-in-law Meghan Markle, who had been an actress for 15 years and dealt with her share of PR nightmares, Kate had to figure out from scratch how to deal with life in the public eye, which comes with almost as much backlash as it does adoration.

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Many of them have to do with her fashion choices.

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