Princess Charlotte is a style icon in her own right, and probably has a designer wardrobe to compete with the likes of Cara Delevingne. Her clear-cut style and outfit choices set trends, and the clothing she wears tends to sell out in seconds. But there's one odd thing that we've noticed about this royal's style that we're quite frankly perplexed over: the fact that Charlotte has never been spotted at a public outing wearing shorts or trousers.
The three-year-old has been papped thousands of times in different outfits, and not once has she been spotted donning something other than a dress or skirt - even in chilly weather. Surely there's plenty of stylish trousers and cute shorts that Charlotte can don, right? So we can't help but wonder, is this royal protocol, or just Kate Middleton's personal style preference?
Well, we've done our research, and we can confirm that there are no royal rules about girls not being allowed to wear trousers per se, although it does seem to be tradition for them to wear dresses in public. Old photos of royals as children, like Princess Anne and Queen Elizabeth II confirm this, with their feature of smocked dresses and bonnets. Meanwhile, the young men were always dressed in shorts, while trousers were reserved for teenagers and men.
So if it's not royal protocol, then the choice for Charlotte to wear only dresses when she's in public must simply be formality. Compared to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle who are a less traditional in their approach to royal life, Prince William and Kate are much more conforming, and their children's fashion sense confirms this.
In addition to this preference, Kate likes to dress Charlotte in matching, colour-coordinated outfits - think a blue dress teamed with a matching bow clip and dainty blue shoes. Mother and daughter have even been known to dress like twins on occasion - something which sparked the 'mini me' dressing trend.
We have to point out that Charlotte was spotted wearing shorts once, when she was playing with her brother George, but this wasn't necessarily deemed as a public outing. This leads us to believe that when in the confines of her own home, Charlotte is free to wear all the trousers, shorts and leggings that her heart desires. Phew.
See the 37 reasons why there's only one Kate Middleton:
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Even when she's doing a spot of impromptu gardening - in high heels, no less.
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Speaking of which, Kate can beat everyone at volleyball while wearing towering wedges…
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She also has a competitive streak – especially when she's playing against Prince William.
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Or this meet-and-greet. Kudos.
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And she looks great whichever hairstyle she's chosen, whether it's the grown-out fringe…
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It's no wonder that she's also mastered the fine art of the hair flick.
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She's got a great eye for high street bargains - she's been spotted in pieces from Topshop, Reiss, Zara and Whistles.
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Her red carpet game is unrivalled…
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As is her maternity style…
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And her royal wave is always on point.
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In fact, she never looks less than a model of elegance and grace…
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And while she may be royal, she's not afraid to get over-involved in a game of tennis.
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She's the perfect ambassador for British designers, regularly seen in pieces by Erdem, Temperley and Emilia Wickstead.
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She's a total pro when it comes to styling out potentially awkward photo opportunities...
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Kate throws herself into everything she does, whether it's a drumming session (look at those jazz hands...)
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Or the first royal trip to Diagon Alley (it's Levi-OH-sa, not Levi-oh-SAR).
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She has her own waxwork doppelganger at Madam Tussauds (though Wills' looks more like Tony Blair) …
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Not to mention her own Lego wedding scene...
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And she's also the proud owner of this huge rubber duck.
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Her hair is straight out of a shampoo commercial…
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A classy up-do…
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Long loose waves…
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or her current shoulder length chop.
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She can also do 'side-eye' like no one else.
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She might be one of the most photographed women in the world, but she's not averse to recycling a good outfit.
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Here's just one of many examples...
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She's married to the second in line to the throne, but still does her own make-up.
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She made Harry Styles feel star struck…
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And held her own when she just happened to bump into Beyoncé at a basketball game.
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Her McQueen wedding dress changed bridal fashion forever…
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But most importantly, who else would get a bank holiday on their wedding day?
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The entire country comes to a standstill when we're awaiting news of a royal baby…
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And pictures of her with George and Charlotte never fail to warm our hearts.
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Kate loves stepping behind the lens, too – she snapped the first official pictures of Princess Charlotte, rather than using a famous photographer.
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She's dedicated to charity work, supporting charities like Action on Addiction, the Art Room and Place2Be.
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She loves twinning with Princess Charlotte which makes us smile.
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She loves a good tennis match, and even took sister-in-law Meghan along to Wimbledon in 2018.