Kate Middleton's engagement ring was off during a surprise outing with her husband, Prince William, but there's a likely reason her dazzling bling was nowhere to be seen on the couple’s first joint engagement of 2026.

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Catherine, Princess of Wales, made her first 2026 public appearance at Charing Cross Hospital, wearing a re-worn burgundy Roland Mouret suit, exemplifying chic, sustainable fashion and understated elegance.

Princess Catherine, 43, made a surprise visit to Charing Cross Hospital with her husband, Prince William, 43, wearing only a simple gold wedding band. The ornate engagement ring was notably absent from Kate Middleton’s look at the hospital outing,

The Princess of Wales only wore her gold wedding band.

The Princess of Wales may have a large number of heritage gems at her disposal, but she often chooses more understated pieces.

The BBC said its reporters had seen examples of Grok AI being used to "alter real images to make women appear in bikinis without their consent, as well as putting them in sexual situations" and added: "Images of Catherine, Princess of Wales, were among many to have been digitally de-clothed by Grok users on X."

The Princess of Wales re-wore a Roland Mouret suit for a surprise appearance alongside Prince William at London’s Charing Cross Hospital.

Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte teamed up for a surprise piano duet at her fifth annual “Together At Christmas” carol service earlier this month. The mother of three, 43, released a clip of a rendition with her daughter, 10, of “Holm Sound” by Erland Cooper via social media on Wednesday following the U.K.’s ITV broadcast at 2:25 p.m. ET.

“Kate hasn’t always been super confident. When photographed during her early days with William, she would often look nervous,” Stanton observes. “During their engagement video, she was conscious of how she came across on camera. We saw Kate and William looking at each other quite a lot, which was to reassure each other and give each other support.”

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