{"id":486847,"date":"2026-06-20T09:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/486847\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T09:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:47:11","slug":"kate-middletons-ex-stylist-wows-at-royal-ascot-in-iconic-1-5k-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/486847\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton’s ex stylist wows at Royal Ascot in ‘iconic’ \u00a31.5k dress"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is no doubt about it, the Princess of Wales<\/a> has been through a fashion evolution<\/a> since she became engaged to Prince William in 2010.<\/p>\n

The royal has always had a natural sense of style and an undeniable fashionable flair, but it has taken time to transform into the global fashion icon she is today, and a little bit of help from her former stylist, Natasha Archer.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Natasha<\/p>\n

Natasha Archer put together some of Princess Kate’s most famous outfits (Max Cisotti\/Dave Benett\/Getty Im)<\/p>\n

Natasha worked at Kensington Palace, the hub of Prince William and Princess Kate<\/a>‘s household, for 15 years, becoming Kate’s right-hand woman and the creative force behind her best-loved ensembles.<\/p>\n

The blonde professional famously stepped down from her role last year, before founding her own eponymous, bespoke advisory styling company.<\/p>\n

Natasha headed to Royal Ascot<\/a> on Tuesday and delighted onlookers with her lemon yellow gown by one of her former client’s, Princess Kate’s, most-worn designers, Alessandra Rich.<\/p>\n

Natasha wore the brand’s ‘Silk Double-Breasted Midi Dress,’ which costs \u00a31,535 and is part of the label’s current collection. The ensemble features Alessandra Rich’s instantly recognisable, iconic oversized white collar, as well as a charming floral motif and a statement double-breasted fastening. The 1940s-inspired style also boasted a sweet, waist-defining belt.<\/p>\n

Choosing brands that Princess Kate also loves for her landmark accessories, Natasha chose a straw boater hat by Jane Taylor, and shoes and a bag by Jennifer Chamandi.<\/p>\n

\"Natasha<\/p>\n

Natasha wore this stunning dress by Alessandra Rich<\/p>\n

“Royal Ascot 2026,” she penned in the caption. “A glorious day with @garrard at one of my favourite events of the year. There is something so special about the tradition, elegance, and pageantry of Ascot.”<\/p>\n

Natasha’s royal role<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Telegraph<\/a> earlier this year, Natasha revealed that she wasn’t simply a “stylist”. While the world was captivated by Kate’s sartorial choices, Natasha was also busy handling details like her itinerary and managing projects.<\/p>\n

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Natasha worked for the Princess of Wales for over 15 years (Getty)<\/p>\n

“There are a lot of other things that came with my role and with what I’m offering now with my consultancy. I’m not a traditional stylist; I’m looking at everything. Even admin support. I feel like it’s a unique talent that I can bring to specific people,” she said of her new venture.<\/p>\n

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Natasha said that working for Kate was an “extraordinary privilege” (Max Cisotti\/Dave Benett\/Getty Im)<\/p>\n

Reflecting on her time with the royal couple, she explained that it was “an extraordinary privilege and I hold it so close to my heart. I’ve made incredible friendships there, and I look back on my memories totally fondly, and I just feel really grateful to have had that opportunity,” she revealed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is no doubt about it, the Princess of Wales has been through a fashion evolution since she…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":486848,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[137479,79640,13500,430,1634,156,193950,111,139,69,4289,120718],"class_list":["post-486847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-alessandra-rich","tag-ascot","tag-catherine","tag-celebrities","tag-england","tag-entertainment","tag-natasha-archer","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-prince-william","tag-royal-ascot"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}