Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle might be among the world’s top fashion influencers, but it seems one of the youngest members of the royal family is gently steering us when it comes to homeware and gardening trends. Earlier this week, Kensington Palace shared a photo of Princess Charlotte – snapped by none other than Catherine, the Princess of Wales, no less – to commemorate her eighth birthday, and it wasn’t long before people were zooming in to get a closer look at the unusual white wicker chair in the background. And then, y’know, zooming off to all corners of the internet to track down one of their very own wicker garden furniture pieces.
Oh yes, you better believe that the phrase ‘wicker chairs for sale’ has seen a 300% spike in Google search traffic since the third in line to the throne seemingly gave this garden seating idea the royal seal of approval. However, when you consider the fact that designers and forecasters have long predicted that 70s-inspired homeware is set to be one of the biggest trends of 2023, our newfound love for wicker shouldn’t come as all that much of a surprise.
