22 times royals wore affordable items that cost under $100
Talia Lakritz
- Kate Middleton has been known to wear clothes from Zara, Gap, ASOS, and Topshop.
- Meghan Markle has worn looks from H&M and ASOS.
- Queen Letizia of Spain often wears clothing from Zara.
Members of the royal family have access to countless luxury brands and designer looks, but they've also been known to wear affordable clothes from brands like Zara, H&M, and ASOS.
Since Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, and Queen Letizia of Spain married into their royal status, it's also possible that they still enjoy wearing outfits from stores they frequented before they were royals.
Here are 22 times royals wore items that cost less than $100.
Kate Middleton wore a blue pleated Zara dress that cost just under $90 as she left for her honeymoon in 2011.
The dress is no longer available on Zara's website, but it retailed for $89.90, according to Fashionista.
She wore a relaxed "boyfriend" shirt from Gap to visit New Zealand's Amisfield Winery in 2014.
The shirt usually sells for $54.95, but was on sale for $23.97 and quickly sold out.
That same year, she wore a $79 maternity dress from Seraphine for a reception during her first official visit to New York City.
The $79 Vanessa Turtleneck Black Maternity Dress is still available on Seraphine's website.
She wore another affordable Seraphine dress while visiting her family home in Berkshire after having Prince George.
The Pink Fuchsia Knot Front Maternity Dress retails for $75.
ASOS named their maternity wrap dress after her when she wore it in 2015.
The ASOS Maternity Kate Wrap Skater Dress is currently out of stock on its website. It retails for $53 at full price and $39 on sale.
The $50 Topshop dress she wore to visit Warner Bros. Studios sold out within an hour.
The Daily Mail reported that the dress sold out within an hour of Middleton's appearance at Warner Bros. Studios. She wore the dress again to Prince George's godfather's wedding.
In 2016, she visited the Eden Project in Cornwall wearing $30 pants from Gap.
Gap's Bi-Stretch Skinny Ankle Pants are no longer stocked in the ikat blue that Middleton wore, but other colors are available between $25 and $50.
She visited a farm in rural England wearing sensible $50 pants from Zara.
The olive green Mid-Rise Biker Jeans that Middleton wore to visit Farms for City Children are no longer in stock.
Middleton wore a $70 dress from Zara at a charity polo match in 2018.
While Prince William played polo in the Maserati Royal Charity Polo Trophy, Middleton ran after Prince George and Princess Charlotte in a flowing blue and white striped dress from Zara. The dress, with gathered seams at the front and back and a tie at the waist, is no longer available.
She wore a leopard-print skirt from Zara priced at $50 in January.
Middleton paired the Zara skirt with a Massimo Dutti camel cashmere-and-wool-blend coat, a black turtleneck, and high-heeled black suede boots from Ralph Lauren. The duchess wore the outfit to visit Ely and Caerau Children's Centre in Cardiff, Wales. The skirt is now sold out, but was on sale for $13.
She wore three affordable pieces retailing for $50 and under at a SportsAid Stars event in London in February.
The all-green outfit consisted of a $20 ribbed knit Mango sweater, $50 culottes from Zara, and $50 Marks & Spencer sneakers.
Meghan Markle wore a $56 ASOS dress while visiting Wellington, New Zealand.
The "Maternity wiggle mini dress" retails for $56 and is out of stock.
In January 2019, Markle wore a $34.99 H&M dress for her visit to the Mayhew Animal Welfare Charity.
The fine-knit dress, featuring a polo neck design and long sleeves, is out of stock.
She rewore a $49 purple Aritzia dress from her maternity wardrobe in October 2019.
Markle had previously worn the dress back in January 2019, while pregnant with Archie. The dress is sold out.
For her first public appearance of 2020, Markle wore a $70 sweater from Massimo Dutti.
Markle wore the Massimo Dutti plain silk wool sweater with a brown satin midi skirt from the same brand to Canada House in London.
On her royal tour of South Africa in September, she wore an $85 dress by Mayamiko, a sustainable fashion label from Malawi.
The black and white wrap dress is now sold out.
Queen Letizia of Spain is a fan of Zara. She wore a $20 snakeskin-print skirt from the brand to an event at Zarzuela Palace in 2019.
According to the Daily Mail, the skirt is now sold out.
She wore a $30 Mango top for an appearance in Madrid.
The brown polka dot cami from Mango retails for $30.
She wore a $26 Zara top on a visit to Cieza.
Queen Letizia wore a draped linen top from Zara with a floral Sweet Matitos skirt and $74 handmade pink espadrilles from the Spanish brand Macarena. It was the second time she'd worn that outfit — the first was a lunch meeting with the president and first lady of Haiti at the National Palace in 2018.
The shirt retails for $26 and is currently sold out on Zara's website.
Queen Letizia wore another Zara piece while visiting Gran Canaria, Spain, in June.
The $26 sleeveless midi dress from Zara is sold out. The rest of her outfit consisted of $68 handmade white espadrilles from the Spanish brand Macarena, gold earrings, and a $102 gold-plated statement ring from Karen Hallam.
Princess Sofia of Sweden wore a $65 dress from & Other Stories in 2018.
Princess Sofia attended Princess Victoria's 41st birthday celebration in an affordable floral frock from & Other Stories. The dress is no longer available.
Princess Eugenie wore a pair of $85 sunglasses to a friend's wedding in 2018.
At the wedding of Charlie Van Straubenzee, a school friend of Prince Harry's, Princess Eugenie wore a pair of Jordaan sunglasses from Mr. Boho. They are no longer available, but they sold for $85.
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