Kate Middleton has a penchant for classic and elegant handbag designs. She’s carried many different styles and brands over the years, but one bag has been a consistent choice in her royal wardrobe—a burgundy Chanel flap bag.
Middleton was first seen with the bag during a royal tour with Prince William in Paris in 2017. She often pairs the luxury item with burgundy pieces, complementing her fall looks.
The favored style is the Chanel Art Nouvelle Small Flap Bag from the fashion house’s fall 2016 collection. Finished with quilted calfskin leather, the purse features the Chanel logo on the front and a decorative brass handle.
On Tuesday, Middleton brought the Chanel handbag to welcome Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and his wife, Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad Al Thani, who arrived in London for a state visit.
Here, WWD looks back at Kate Middleton styling her burgundy Chanel bag through the years.
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Kate Middleton, 2017
Image Credit: PA Images via Getty Images Kate Middleton, carrying a Chanel handbag, at Les Invalides whilst speaking to schoolchildren as part of their official visit to the French capital in 2017.
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Kate Middleton, 2018
Image Credit: Getty Images Kate Middleton carrying her Chanel handbag for the Sunday service at St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham on Jan. 7, 2018, in King’s Lynn, Eng.
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Kate Middleton, 2018
Image Credit: WireImage Kate Middleton with her Chanel handbag at the Matteusskolan School on Jan. 31, 2018, in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Kate Middleton, 2019
Image Credit: Samir Hussein/WireImage Kate Middleton and her Chanel handbag at the Angela Marmont Centre for U.K. Biodiversity at Natural History Museum on Oct. 09, 2019, in London.
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Kate Middleton, 2022
Image Credit: Getty Images Kate Middleton, with her Chanel handbag, visiting the Greentown Labs, North America’s largest clean-tech incubator, to learn more about how climate innovation is nurtured and scaled on Dec. 01, 2022, in Boston.
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Kate Middleton, 2024
Image Credit: Henry Nicholls-WPA Pool/Getty Images Kate Middleton carrying her Chanel handbag during day one of The Amir of the State of Qatar’s visit to the United Kingdom on Dec. 03, 2024, in London.
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Kate Middleton, 2024
Image Credit: WireImage Kate Middleton carrying her Chanel handbag during day one of The Amir of the State of Qatar’s visit to the United Kingdom on Dec. 03, 2024, in London.