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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Princess Anne Channeled Kate Middleton in Blue Wrap Dress and a Historic Sapphire Brooch With Ties to Queen Victoria and Princess Diana

Princess Anne wearing a blue wrap dress.

When Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their engagement in November 10, the future royal bride's blue Issa wrap dress caused women around the world to copy her elegant outfit. The look—and Princess Diana's famous sapphire and diamond engagement ring—might be burned into royal watcher's brains, but another member of the Royal Family went for a very similar aesthetic during an event on Wednesday, July 16.

Princess Anne took part in the 2025 Household Division Musical Spectacular at Horse Guards Parade in London, wearing a similar long-sleeved royal blue wrap dress. The Princess Royal has worn the dress at least once before, during a trip to Uganda in 2022, but considering she has a penchant for wearing decades-old outfits, it could certainly be a vintage piece.

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