Kate Middleton, known as the ‘royal recycler’, has no problem wearing the same outfit twice and has become an expert at putting a new spin on an older item in her wardrobe.
Apart from re-wearing her own clothes, she also shares her style with her mum Carole Middleton and her sister Pippa.
Here, we take a look at how the Duchess plans her wardrobe and how her clever re-use of clothes gives her a number of mix and matches in her wardrobe.

Kate wears a Sylvia Fletcher hat to the Queen’s birthday and to a wedding in 2011.

Kate wears this coat to Zara’s wedding, and to Laura Parker Bowles’s wedding in 2006.

Kate wore a Diane von Furstenberg dress at Zara Phillips wedding and to an event in LA.

Kate swaps her style with her mum sharing a Reiss dress and a Corbett fascinator.

Kate wears a black Issa dress before her wedding and during her trip to Canada in June.

Kate wears this Brocade Coat in 2009 and to Prince Phillips birthday.
