Kate Middleton recently shocked the public when she was photographed in a car with what looked like a full head of blonde hair. Now, she’s made her first outing with her new hair color, and people are still shocked, but not necessarily for the greatest reasons.
The Princess of Wales and her husband, Prince William, stepped out today for an appearance at London’s famous Natural History Museum, where she showed off her new lighter, blonder hair. While people saw this coming, once they saw full, high-quality pictures of Kate, they immediately started showing some concern, believing she was actually wearing an unflattering wig, and that it did not suit or complement her. Read more about her new pictures and the internet’s reactions below.
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Kate Middleton Steps Out With Blonde Hair For A New Public Appearance
While their official royal duty and event calendar has been a little slow for the last days of summer, Kate and William stepped out in London today, surprising fans across the world. The famous couple toured the new gardens in London's Museum of Natural History, and the mom-of-three had all eyes on her as she debuted her new hair.
Over the years, she's been a faithful brunette, staying true to her natural hair color, occasionally experimenting with highlights. Earlier this year, while she and her husband took their anniversary trip to Scotland, she had some beautiful, honey blonde highlights in her brown hair. But now, over the last week, fans have been waiting on the edge of their seats to see her latest blonde shade, after she was photographed in a car on the way to church with her family.
During today's visit to the museum gardens, the 43-year-old was wearing a chic, fall-coded light brown blazer with black slacks and a white button-down top underneath. While her elegant fall style, which always draws attention, was showing off, fans couldn't take their eyes off her hair. It was certainly blonder, but there was something else about it that seemed 'off.'
The Internet Reacts To Kate's Hair Transformation And Suspects She Had On A Wig
As per usual, once high-quality pictures and videos of the future King and Queen of England's museum tour were shared on social media, royal family enthusiasts and other internet users began commenting on their looks, with most of the focus being on Kate's hair.
While she is typically always praised for her beauty and looks, her hair was unsettling to some internet users, who couldn't help but share conspiracies that the Princess was wearing a wig.
"She's stunning, but [I] know a wig when I see one," wrote an Instagram user under pictures of Kate's new hair.
"She needs better wigs," commented another, as some users wrote the wig looked "cheap."
"Looks like a wig and the colour is absolutely not right for her," added a user. "Shame."
On platforms like X, users shared similar sentiments, with some of them being rather critical of the royal.
"That hair is wrong, scary, and makes Kate Middleton look tired and older," posted an X user.
Some social media users showed some concerns for Kate's health, given she scared the public by announcing she had been diagnosed with cancer last year, but announced she was in remission and resting earlier this year. There are a few people out there hoping that if she were wearing a wig today, it doesn't have anything to do with her health or treatments.
"She's wearing a wig," wrote an Instagram user. "I pray she's okay."
"Hope she's okay!" added another. "She seems stressed in these pics."
