Kate arrived at the service alongside her husband, both wearing coordinated navy-blue outfits. The future queen appeared to be in good spirits, smiling and laughing with Princess Anne as they greeted one another.
Inside Westminster Abbey, the two women did not exchange their usual cheek kiss. Instead, they shared a quick laugh and a smile before heading inside together.
The reason for the different greeting was simple — their hats.
Both Kate and Anne wore large, elegant hats as part of their formal outfits for the occasion. Kate chose a bright blue dress paired with a wide-brimmed hat, while Anne wore an emerald-green outfit with an equally large hat.
Because of the size of the headpieces, greeting each other in their usual way would have been difficult without the hats bumping into one another. In a video of the moment, Anne can be seen smiling and leaning slightly back while greeting Kate, who laughs before they continue into the service together.
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