Published: 04:02 EST, 30 January 2024 | Updated: 04:48 EST, 30 January 2024
Serving both function and fashion, the royals use this cold-weather staple in myriad styles. Checkered Puffer Jacket
Some might bemoan the frumpy silhouette of the classic padded jacket but the royals have given it a stamp of approval.
It can be worn long, as Princess Charlene showed us in Burberry just a few days ago at a charity football match.
Or it can be embellished with crystals by Blumarine for Princess Madeleine.
Or it can be bold and bright like Princess Kate’s red jacket from Perfect Moment.
The Princess of Wales is a true trendsetter when it comes to the padded coat - or puffer as it is generally known.
Far from boring, basic and black, the royal prefers a bold red ski jacket for royal engagements, choosing a quilted version from Perfect Moment version.
Kate joined families and children who are supported by the charity Family Action at Peterley Manor Farm in 2019
Lasting her many seasons, it continues to be her coat of choice for outdoor track events, football kickabouts and visits to Christmas tree farms.
Princess Diana chose a memorable padded jacket during a trip to Austria in 1994.
Princess Diana on a skiing holiday in Lech, Austria in 1994
It was recently reimagined for The Crown filming. Bringing royal glamour to the ski slopes, her puffer could easily be seen now thirty years later on the catwalk.
While celebrating her 46th birthday in Monaco, Princess Charlene wrapped up well and paired her colours with her daughter Princess Gabriella in a Maxmara gilet.
Charlene wearing her gold sleeveless gilet for her 46th birthday celebrations
The longer length and diamond padding kept this puffer from being frumpy and gave a figure flattering silhouette.
Queen Mary is a fan of Moncler when it comes to puffer coats, owning seven different padded styles.
Mary wearing a sporty Moncler, capped sleeve puffer with Breton top
Here she chose to wrap up in a sporty jacket with small cap sleeves for a children’s relay race in 2015, pairing it with a Breton top for a doppelganger Kate look.
Showing that puffers don’t just have to be used for sporty occasions, Princess Madeleine dresses up the humble padded jacket for an evening concert to celebrate the 38th birthday of Crown Princess Victoria.
Princess Madeleine wore this glamorous jacket from Blumarine with crystal embellishment, for an evening concert to celebrate Crown Princess Victoria's birthday
Choosing a Blumarine cream style with crystal embellishment and cropped sleeves, she completed the glamorous ensemble with Givenchy heels and printed trousers.
Cutting a casual figure, Lady Amelia went for an oversized style in a neutral shade of grey when braving the cold in London in 2020.
Lady Amelia Windsor was seen walking around West London in this All Saints puffer
She kept the look balanced by layering her All Saints puffer over a pair of slimline patterned gym leggings.
Bold and bright, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg visited the Red Cross Bazaar in a vibrant green Carolina Herrera puffer coat complete with a coordinating wrap scarf.
Maria Teresa's Carolina Herrera puffer coat is the epitome of chic when she visited the Red Cross Bazaar in November 2022
Keeping the silhouette sleek and chic, she layered it over a pair of printed silk Dries Van Noten trousers and Prada pumps.
Wrapping up warm in a long grey puffer to stand on the hockey sidelines when watching a training session at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre.
Sophie turned up to an England Hockey team training session in this warm looking grey puffer
She teamed her warm coat with a pair of Penelope Chilvers heels
Duchess Sophie dressed up her winter coat with a pair of Penelope Chilvers heels. She added her own leather belt to accentuate her waist and give the look a touch of individuality.
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden stepped out in Stockholm for a fundraising event.
Crown Princess Victoria looked well insulated in this longline Patagonia puffer
Everyone seemed to have got the puffer coat memo for the fundraising event
This was for victims of Ukraine and kept cosy in the cold thanks to her Patagonia puffer coat. Longline and padded, the monochrome outfit was completed with fur lined Prada boots for the ultimate in luxe layers.
Pulling off skiwear-chic on the mountains of St Moritz, Princess Maria Olympia donned a Moncler Palm Angels jacket.
Princess Maria Olympia of Greece looked chic Moncler Palm Angels jacket in St Moritz
Featuring a satin finish and chunky padding, the fashion forward princess ticked all the trend boxes with this quilted piece
On the last day of their 2018 tour in New Zealand, the Duchess of Sussex dressed down in black Mother Denim jeans, a navy Givenchy blouse, and black flats by Birdies when she and Prince Harry went for a walk in the forest.
Meghan looked comfortable in a Norrona jacket, which she borrowed from her husband for their trip to Redwoods Tree Walk in October 2018
She teamed her jacket with Mother Denim Jeans and black flats by Birdies
The star of her outfit, however, was her chic and understated puffer jacket from Scandinavian brand Norrona, which she borrowed from her husband.
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