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Kate Middleton’s Office Issues Rare Statement After ‘Substance Rather Than Style’ Controversy
Chatter about Kate Middleton's new wardrobe policy has been rampant since it was announced earlier this month that the Princess of Wales’ team would no longer share details of her outfits.
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Kate Middleton’s office at Kensington Palace has issued a rare statement responding to backlash over the future queen’s new wardrobe policy.
On February 1, The Sunday Times’ article about the new policy—with the headline “Focus on My Work Not My Wardrobe”—detailed that Kensington Palace would “no longer release details of Kate’s outfits because she wants to concentrate on substance rather than style.”
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“There is an absolute feeling that it [the public work] is not about what the princess is wearing,” a palace source told the outlet at the time. “She wants the focus to be on the really important issues, the people, and the causes she is spotlighting. There will always be an appreciation of what the princess is wearing from some of the public, and she gets that. But do we need to be officially always saying what she is wearing? No.” (For context, Buckingham Palace routinely issues details of Queen Camilla’s outfits for all of her public engagements.)
Now, following recent backlash, People reported that Kensington Palace has issued “a rare statement” about the brouhaha on February 11, with a spokesperson telling the outlet, “Over the last week, I have received numerous questions about a story regarding the Princess of Wales’ clothing and how Kensington Palace shares information about her outfits.”
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“To clarify, the comments that appeared in the article were from me, not the Princess of Wales,” the statement continued. “The comments that were reported should not be directly attributed to the Princess of Wales. To be clear, there has been no change in our approach to sharing information about Her Royal Highness’s clothing.”
Backlash about the decision mainly surrounded “the Kate Middleton effect” and how, since announcing her engagement to Prince William in 2010 wearing a sapphire blue Issa wrap dress, Kate has bolstered the British fashion industry because of what she chooses to wear. The future queen is a champion of British fashion, wearing primarily British brands like Alexander McQueen, Jenny Packham, and Catherine Walker, and selling out pieces from smaller businesses—sometimes clothing, but mostly accessories. Sites like What Kate Wore focus on identifying what the Princess of Wales is wearing each time she appears in public, and, per People, “Critics also pointed out that her fashion choices not only pay homage to the legacy of Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth but also serve as an important tool for connecting with the public and should not be minimized.”
Kate Middleton.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Kate Middleton.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Catherine Zoraida, a British jewelry designer whose earrings Kate wears regularly, said that “the Kate Middleton effect” on her brand was “crazy,” telling The Times, “It’s something like a 500 percent lift in sales whenever she is seen in a pair of earrings. They’re not just one hit wonders, either. She looks after them well, and whenever she rewears them, there is another uplift.”
Though People reported that there is “every likelihood” that details of what Kate is wearing will be shared during significant occasions—like royal tours or when hosting visiting heads of state—it’s notable that Kate’s team didn’t share fashion credits for what she wore on her January 14 visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, her first solo royal engagement in over a year after announcing last March that she had been diagnosed with cancer. This decision may signify the way forward for the palace—sharing outfit details on the larger occasions, but choosing not to do so for week-to-week royal engagements Kate undertakes publicly as she continues her gradual return to public life.
Kate Middleton.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Kate Middleton.Dave J Hogan/Getty Images
Though outfit details weren’t shared last month, Kate continues to show support for British fashion—albeit in a different way. On January 30, she toured a family-run textiles manufacturer in Wales, “aligning with her interest in the industry,” People reported—but outfit details weren’t shared from the visit.
“When she goes to the [James] Bond premiere or is at Trooping the Colour, of course she puts on the ‘uniform’ of the role,” a close friend of Kate’s shared with The Sunday Times in 2022. “But what was enormously frustrating and difficult for her, especially in the early days, was she was going out and doing the work she was interested in and was hugely important to her, and people just talked about what she was wearing.”
 has revealed its latest monthly and weekly chart rankings!
Monthly Digital Chart
BIGBANG’s G-Dragon topped the overall digital chart for January with his hit single “HOME SWEET HOME” (featuring Taeyang and Daesung), which rose to No. 1.
BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” stayed strong at No. 2, followed by aespa’s “Whiplash” at No. 3, Hwang Karam’s “I’m Firefly” at No. 4, and Rosé’s “toxic till the end” at No. 5.
Weekly Digital Chart + Streaming Chart
G-Dragon also maintained his double crown on this week’s Circle charts, with “HOME SWEET HOME” remaining No. 1 on both the overall digital chart and the streaming chart.
The top five songs on this week’s overall chart and streaming chart were exactly the same: “HOME SWEET HOME” came in at No. 1, Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” at No. 2, aespa’s “Whiplash” at No. 3, IVE’s “REBEL HEART” at No. 4, and Hwang Karam’s “I’m Firefly” at No. 5.
Monthly Streaming Chart
Rosé and Bruno Mars achieved a double crown on the monthly charts for January, where “APT.” continued its reign at No. 1 on both the streaming chart and the global K-pop chart.
The top four songs on the streaming chart for January remained the same as last month: “APT.” came in at No. 1, G-Dragon’s “HOME SWEET HOME” at No. 2, aespa’s “Whiplash” at No. 3, and Hwang Karam’s “I’m Firefly” at No. 4.
Finally, Rosé’s “toxic till the end” rounded out the top five for the month.
Monthly Album Chart
SEVENTEEN’s BSS topped the physical album chart for January with their latest single album “TELEPARTY,” which debuted at No. 1.
JYP Entertainment’s new boy group KickFlip’s debut mini album “Flip it, Kick it!” entered the chart at No. 2, trailed by Park Ji Hyeon’s “OCEAN” at No. 3, n.SSign’s “Love Potion” at No. 4, and (G)I-DLE’s Minnie’s solo debut mini album “HER” at No. 5.
Weekly Album Chart
Super Junior’s Eunhyuk topped this week’s physical album chart with his solo debut mini album “EXPLORER,” which claimed two of the top four spots. The regular version of the mini album debuted at No. 1, while the Nemo version charted separately at No. 4.
WEi’s “The Feelings” took No. 2 on this week’s chart, followed by Kep1er’s “TIPI-TAP” at No. 3 and the Nemo version of BABYMONSTER’s “DRIP” at No. 5.
Monthly Download Chart
SHINee’s Onew topped the digital download chart for January with his solo song “Winner,” which debuted at No. 1.
IVE’s “REBEL HEART” debuted at No. 2 on the monthly chart, while BSS’s “CBZ (Prime Time)” entered the chart at No. 3 and Hwang Karam’s “I’m Firefly” stayed strong at No. 4.
Finally, BOYNEXTDOOR’s “IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU” rounded out the top five for January.
Weekly Download Chart
SEVENTEEN’s Jeonghan topped the weekly digital download chart with his solo single “Better Half” featuring Omoinotake.
Eunhyuk’s new solo debut track “UP N DOWN” entered the chart at No. 2, while IVE’s “REBEL HEART” held relatively steady at No. 3.
BTS’s Jin’s new song “Close to You” (from the soundtrack of tvN’s “When the Stars Gossip”) debuted at No. 4, and BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s new single “Love Hangover” featuring Dominic Fike entered the chart at No. 5.
Monthly Global K-Pop Chart
Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” held onto its spot at No. 1 on the global K-pop chart for January, while aespa’s “Whiplash” similarly maintained its position at No. 2.
BTS’s Jimin’s solo hit “Who” climbed to No. 3 for the month, with BABYMONSTER’s “DRIP” rising to No. 4 and G-Dragon’s “HOME SWEET HOME” rounding out the top five.
Weekly Global K-Pop Chart
The top five songs on this week’s global K-pop chart remained exactly the same as last week: Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” continued its streak at No. 1, with aespa’s “Whiplash” at No. 2, Jimin’s “Who” at No. 3, BABYMONSTER’s “DRIP” at No. 4, and IVE’s “REBEL HEART” at No. 5.
Monthly Social Chart
Jung Jae Il topped the social chart for January, followed by BLACKPINK at No. 2, BABYMONSTER at No. 3, Choi Yu Ree at No. 4, and Lim Young Woong at No. 5.
Weekly Social Chart
The same five artists topped the weekly social chart as well, albeit in a slighlty different order: Jung Jae Il came in at No. 1, BLACKPINK at No. 2, Lim Young Woong at No. 3, BABYMONSTER at No. 4, and Choi Yu Ree at No. 5.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
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