Royal Family Shoes: The Exact Brands Kate Middleton and the Windsors Keep Wearing
From a discontinued burgundy suede pump the Princess of Wales has worn nine times to a 200-year-old cobbler with a royal warrant, here’s what’s actually in the family’s shoe closets.
NEED TO KNOW
- The Princess of Wales leans hardest on Gianvito Rossi, with a collection that includes 11 pairs of the brand’s 105 pumps alone.
- Two historic English shoemakers, Tricker’s and Crockett & Jones, hold official royal warrants tied to King Charles III.
- Younger royals have gone bolder at big events, including Princess Eugenie’s navy Fendi sandals at a 2026 family wedding.
Royal fashion gets picked apart shoe by shoe almost as often as it gets picked apart dress by dress, and for good reason what the family wears on their feet tends to be just as deliberate as everything else on the outfit. Between everyday engagements and black-tie weddings, a handful of brands keep showing up again and again.
Here’s a rundown of the labels that actually make it into royal closets, and why.
1. Gianvito Rossi: the Princess of Wales’s clear favorite
No brand shows up on Kate Middleton’s feet more often than this Italian label. Her collection reportedly includes 11 pairs of the Gianvito Rossi 105 pumps and six pairs of the 85s, along with custom-made suede boots. One shade in particular has become something of a signature: a burgundy suede version of the 105 pump that she’s worn in public at least nine times, even though the exact colorway has since been discontinued. She’s also been photographed repeatedly in a bright red suede pointed-toe pair from the same label and in a midnight blue suede pump she wore to open a new children’s hospital wing in London in December 2023.
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2. Emmy London: the go-to for court shoes
Kate has also leaned heavily on British label Emmy London, particularly its navy Josie Block Heel Pointed Court shoe, which counts among her most-repeated styles. The brand’s block heels are a practical middle ground for a working royal who’s on her feet for hours at official engagements.
3. Blundstone: for the off-duty moments
Not every royal shoe story is about heels. The Princess of Wales has turned to Blundstone Chelsea boots for outdoor, nature-focused outings, pairing them with sweaters and jeans on at least five occasions since 2022. It’s the kind of practical pick that’s helped make the boots a minor retail phenomenon among royal-watchers looking for an affordable way in.
4. Ralph Lauren and Aquatalia: the reliable rotation
Rounding out her regular lineup, Kate has worn Ralph Lauren’s Celia pump in gold brown at least four times since 2015, and in past years turned to Aquatalia boots for cooler-weather engagements in Scotland. None of these are flashy choices, which is arguably the point — comfort and durability tend to win out over trend-chasing for a working royal’s wardrobe.
5. Tricker’s and Crockett & Jones: the official royal warrant holders
Away from the red carpets and hospital ribbon-cuttings, two English shoemakers carry an actual royal seal of approval. Tricker’s has supplied the family with footwear for generations and counts King Charles III among its clients, a relationship the brand traces back to the 1800s. Crockett & Jones received its own royal warrant from the then-Prince of Wales in April 2017, recognizing decades of handcrafted, Goodyear-welted shoes made in Northamptonshire, England.
6. The wedding-day showstoppers
Royal weddings tend to be where the family gets more adventurous with footwear. At a June 2026 family wedding, Princess Eugenie stood out in a navy Fendi First sandal with a mule-style heel, a departure from the safer pump styles more commonly seen at daytime engagements.
Taken together, the pattern is pretty consistent: practical, well-made pumps and boots for the day-to-day grind, a couple of historic warrant-holding cobblers for tradition’s sake, and the occasional statement heel saved for the big occasions. It’s less about chasing runway trends and more about finding a handful of styles that work and wearing them, discontinued color ways and all, until they’re worn out.
Expect Kate’s Gianvito Rossi rotation to keep expanding as engagement season picks back up, and don’t be surprised if the next royal wedding brings out another unexpected heel choice from the younger generation.
