Style Kate Middleton loves these ultra-flattering trousers for staying chic and comfortable

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The Duchess of Cambridge loves to wear everything from pretty dresses to comfy outdoor-wear, depending on her engagements.

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But there's an outfit staple she often returns to if she wants to dress smartly but comfortably - and that's a beautifully-cut pair of tailored trousers. Kate changes it up between slim-leg and wide-leg trews, and she's proven she knows how to dress them up and down, too.

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Kate loves to wear tailored trousers

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In fact, the royal has been known to take apart her two-piece suits to wear just the trousers - in September 2020, she wore her pink Marks & Spencer pants with her Superga trainers during an engagement in Battersea Park.

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On cooler occasions, Kate will happily add a blazer (contrasting or otherwise) to dress up her slim-fit or flared trousers, often with a fine-knit jumper.

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SHOP SIMILAR: Wide-leg trousers, £95 / $140, Boden

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SHOP SIMILAR: Hobbs Annie Slim Trousers, £69 / $65, John Lewis

And while wide-leg silhouettes have been a more recent favourite of the Duchess, Kate's love of more fitted styles goes back a long way, including her famous J.Crew 'Sailor' pants and patterned GAP pencil trousers.

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Among the royal's favourite brands for tailored trousers include Joseph, Reiss and Jigsaw. While many of her exact buys are no longer still in stock, we've found some similar options.

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SHOP SIMILAR: Pink straight leg trousers, £130, Jigsaw

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SHOP SIMILAR: Pink straight leg trousers, £42.50 / $65, Boden

Perhaps Kate's new(ish) love of trousers comes from a reaction to dressing post-lockdown - with many of us trying to find new ways to feel comfortable yet stylish as work returns to normal.

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