--- description: Kate Middleton wore a yellow Alexander McQueen dress that she had previously worn twice to the Royal Wedding on Saturday. title: You Might Have Seen Kate Middleton's Alexander McQueen Royal Wedding Dress Before image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte767e03aed977206/698930dddb2987589a25fb39/kate-middleton-royal-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # You Might Have Seen Kate Middleton's Alexander McQueen Royal Wedding Dress Before ## Video: This Video Is No Longer Available [Watch (HLS stream): This Video Is No Longer Available](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8) (0:10)  _Published 2026-06-23. She wore the same look two times before_  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 19, 2018 12:14 PM CUT  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 19, 2018 12:14 PM CUT While Meghan Markle’s Givenchy wedding dress is the main fashion fascination of [the Royal Wedding](http://time.com/5039393/royal-wedding-2018-details/ "undefined") so far, she wasn’t the only one who stepped out in style on her big day. Her sister-in-law, [Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge](http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/kate-middleton/ "undefined"), was dressed for the occasion, sporting a primrose yellow wool silk tailored dress and coat by Alexander McQueen that was perfect for the festivities and that she had previously worn to both Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday and Charlotte’s christening, proving that some style statements should definitely be repeated. For her own royal wedding to Prince William in 2011, Kate wore [a stunning satin and lace wedding gown by Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton](http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2068379,00.html "undefined"). Kate paired her Alexander McQueen ensemble with a matching Philip Treacy fascinator hat and Jimmy Choo shoes. > [](https://twitter.com/EHolmes/status/997799610805448705) This is the first public appearance that Kate has made since leaving the hospital after [giving birth to her third child, son Prince Louis of Cambridge](http://time.com/5178353/royal-baby-born-kate-middleton/ "undefined"). Kate attended the Royal Wedding ceremony at St. George’s Chapel, alongside her husband, Prince William and her other two children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5261370/kate-middleton-dress-royal-wedding/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5261370/kate-middleton-dress-royal-wedding/"},"headline":"You Might Have Seen Kate Middleton's Alexander McQueen Royal Wedding Dress Before","datePublished":"2018-05-19T12:14:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:39.925Z","description":"She wore the same look two times before","url":"https://time.com/5261370/kate-middleton-dress-royal-wedding/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royal wedding"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte767e03aed977206/698930dddb2987589a25fb39/kate-middleton-royal-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte767e03aed977206/698930dddb2987589a25fb39/kate-middleton-royal-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Prince Harry Marries Ms. Meghan Markle - Windsor Castle","caption":"Prince Harry Marries Ms. Meghan Markle - Windsor Castle","creditText":"WPA Pool—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5261370/kate-middleton-dress-royal-wedding/","name":"You Might Have Seen Kate Middleton's Alexander McQueen Royal Wedding Dress Before"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"She wore the same look two times before","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5261370/kate-middleton-dress-royal-wedding/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5261370/kate-middleton-dress-royal-wedding/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```