The Duchess of Edinburgh was the picture of sophistication in a flattering ensemble for the parade and service of the Combined Cavalry Old Comrades Association on 10 May. The royal arrived in Hyde Park on Sunday morning in one of her favourite waist-cinching coat dresses, which she styled with the perfect bold accessories.
Sophie looked channelled Cinderella in a classically elegant pastel blue Emilia Wickstead coat dress with long sleeves and a lapel collar that was belted at the waist for a figure-hugging silhouette. The royal has worn the outfit on previous occasions in public, but while she's previously worn it with matching blue fascinators and understated accessories, Sophie opted for a statement wide-brimmed brown hat for her latest solo outing.
Sophie paired her neutral-toned hat with matching pointed-toe heels and a snakeskin clutch bag. Her hair was swept back for the day, and her jewellery was kept minimal.
© PA Images via Getty ImagesA favourite look
© Getty ImagesSophie has worn the 'Blue Kalonice Crepe Wrap Coat Dress' from New Zealand designer Emilia Wickstead for multiple high-profile events in the past. The Duchess last stepped out in the dress for The Sovereign's Parade in April 2025 while representing King Charles as the Reviewing Officer.
Sophie looked polished for the occasion in Camberley in matching blue pointed toe heels and a netted fascinator adorned with feathers.
© Samir Hussein/WireImageFour months earlier, Sophie wore the same dress to the royal family's annual Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Church in 2024. For that outing, she opted for a darker blue pillbox hat and a pair of knee-high brown boots.
A second blue look in a week
© Alamy Stock PhotoBlue appears to be the royal's colour of choice for the week after wearing a gorgeous pale blue dress for a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on Friday. The royal joined her husband, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and Zara Tindall, for the afternoon event in a flattering dress with a statement hat that stole the show.
The Roland Mouret maxi dress, as identified by Royal British Fashion on Instagram, cinched at the waist with a breezy hem and appeared to be the same one she wore to a garden party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse two years earlier. Her matching blue bespoke hat by milliner Jane Taylor tilted to one side to show off an arrangement of flowers, feathers and ribbons on top.
