Queen of the high street! Kate shows her love of affordable style as she dresses Prince George in £30 trainers, Princess Charlotte in a £17 playsuit and Prince Louis in £40 Trotters shorts for Mother’s Day photo
- Princess of Wales shared image with children to mark Mother’s Day yesterday
- READ MORE: Princess of Wales’ ‘bittersweet’ feelings about motherhood revealed in new Mother’s Day photos, body language expert claims
Kate Middleton showed off her and her children’s love of a high street outfit as she shared a new Mother’s Day photo.
Yesterday, the Prince and Princess of Wales posted two new images of Kate spending quality time with her children in the Sandringham estate to mark Mothering Sunday.
The images are part of a set taken in private on the Norfolk estate last year by one of their favourite – and trusted – photographers, Matt Porteous. They were posted on Instagram alongside a caption that read: ‘Happy Mother’s Day from our family to yours.’
In the first image, the mother-of-three is pictured posing in a tree in Norfolk surrounded by her three children. The second image shows her cradling her youngest child, four-year-old Prince Louis.
The snap of the three children and their mother shows the quartet sporting coordinating outfits in complementary shades of blue and white.
The royals showed off their love of high-street fashion in this snap shared by the family on Instagram to mark Mother’s Day (pictured L-R: Prince Louis, the Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte)
Prince George, nine, wears a £55 Ralph Lauren polo shirt, £40 Charlie Chino navy shorts from Trotters’ Thomas Brown collection, and £30 Nike Revolution trainers.
His younger sister, seven-year-old Princess Charlotte, is dressed in a blue denim playsuit embroidered with strawberries and red pom-poms. From Spanish brand Sfera, the suit is thought to have cost just £17.
Charlotte paired the outfit with a simple pair £30 pair of blue Hampton Canvas pumps.
The youngest royal in the snap, Prince Louis, wears a blue and white stripe polo and £40 pale blue chino shorts from Trotters.
Meanwhile, Kate Middleton re-wore some trusty pieces from her wardrobe, including a £255 blouse from M.i.h Jeans, her £18 Orelia hoop earrings and a classic pair of £59 Superga white trainers.
These images show off Kate’s ‘bittersweet’ feelings about motherhood, according to body language expert Judi James.
She also noted that the photographs suggest the Princess’ children feel ‘protective’ of their mother.
Speaking about the snap showing the children and their mother in the tree, Judi told FEMAIL: ‘It’s the children that have adopted the more protective-looking poses around [Kate].
The second photo shared by the Wales on Mother’s Day shows the princess cradling her youngest child Prince Louis
‘Charlotte’s mimicry of her mother’s pose suggests she sees Kate very much as her role-model.
‘George leans in with his torso, which is slightly in front of Kate’s, and the way he puts his leg out in front of her hints at a desire to protect.
‘Even little Louis seems to want to show how much he cherishes and protects his mum.
‘Sitting with a proud smile, he has stretched one arm out across Kate’s torso, with his hand on her knee.’
Describing the setting of the photograph, Judi noted how the tree the family are sitting in symbolises ‘strength and continuity’ – while Kate appears to be ‘one of the team’.
She explained: ‘[Kate’s] body language is all about integration and joining in the play as one of them, rather than a parent invading their private space.
On top of this, the setting also demonstrates how Kate and William’s small family is ‘branching out’ as their children get older.
The expert said Kate’s true feelings about motherhood are even more evident in the second image – which shows her cradling her youngest son.
As she beams down at him, Louis is seen adorably clutching onto his mother’s hand.
The two photographs shared yesterday were part of a set taken by photographer Matt Porteous last year on the family’s Norfolk estate
Judi explained: ‘This pose shows Kate fully back in ‘mum’ role again, cradling Louis in her arms and looking down with a warm, loving and caring smile that seems to encapsulate the emotional side of being a mother.’
However, the expert says Kate’s body language hints at her sadness about her youngest son getting older.
Judi continued: ‘Louis was always the child she tended to carry around the most when he was a baby.
‘Although she clearly cherishes the way he is growing up to be confident, spontaneous and playful, this pose suggests there is also some bittersweet emotions about losing that constant mother/baby contact.
‘If he is going to be her last child, these feelings of sadness mixed with love could be magnified for her, too.’
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