Kate Middleton Subtly Nods to Princess Diana in a Zara Blazer

Kate Middleton is back with another effortless style moment [1]. While honoring World Mental Health Day [2] on Oct. 12, Middleton and husband Prince William visited SportsAid at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, to participate in a series of mental fitness workshops organized by the charity. For the charitable occasion, the Princess of Wales showed her sporty side with a white top, Mother Denim skinny jeans, and a now-sold-out royal-blue blazer from Zara. She completed the outfit with her longtime-favorite white Veja sneakers. The prince also got the blue memo, wearing a navy sweater over a collared shirt with matching trousers and dark-green sneakers.

The former Duchess of Cambridge's latest look recalls the time Princess Diana [3] paired a blue blazer with black separates [4] for a visit to restaurant San Lorenzo in London in 1994. This isn't the first time Middleton successfully paid homage to her late mother-in-law [5] through fashion. She recently wore a green blazer with a white lapel for Wimbledon 2023 [6], reminiscent of Diana's blazer for Trooping the Colour in 1988. The 41-year-old also famously wore a blue and white polka-dot Jenny Packham dress after giving birth to Prince George [7], much like Princess Diana's appearance in a green and white Catherine Walker piece with William 21 years earlier. Similarly, Middleton honored her at this year's Trooping the Colour [8] in an Andrew Gn green suit with a Philip Treacy hat, accessorizing with Princess Diana's famed sapphire-and-diamond earrings [9].

Middleton is making her own sartorial mark as well, often incorporating a healthy mix of luxury and accessible pieces in her outfits. She recently introduced the perfect fall uniform, including a pair of gray Sézane trousers [10], retailing at only $170. She then nailed the Barbiecore trend [11] in an Alexander McQueen bubblegum-pink suit during a May visit to London's Foundling Museum.

Ahead, see a few more angles of Middleton's sporty outfit and shop her exact Veja sneakers, along with similar options.