BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 10: Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales shake hands with Alex George, (R), and Nadia Jae, radio presenter, (2nd R) as they host a forum to mark World Mental Health Day at Factory Works on October 10, 2023 in Birmingham, England. For three days, the Prince and Princess of Wales will carry out engagements across the UK to mark World Mental Health Day and to highlight the importance of mental well being, particularly in young people. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Princess Kate just wore a bold yellow blazer for a poignant reason

The stylish Princess wore an on-trend blazer that supports an important cause for her outing in Birmingham

Fashion and Lifestyle Writer

October 10, 2023Oct 10, 2023, 5:35 PM GMT+1

Today, on World Mental Health Day, the Prince and Princess of Wales hosted a forum for young people together with The Royal Foundation.

Titled Exploring our Emotional Worlds, the forum focused on the importance of understanding emotions and building positive relationships as the foundations of mental well-being.

In her speech, the Princess expressed that she and Prince William: ‘admire and ‘applaud’ younger generations for talking about mental health than ever before, but also explained the reason for today’s event was “to build a happier, healthier world. We want to shape fairer, safer, kinder, more equal societies - societies that seek the common good and a better future together.”

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Princess Kate always wears appropriate yet utterly trendy outfits for important events, and her look for today’s event in Birmingham was perfect, and poignant, for a special reason.

She wore the ‘Mya’ Single Breasted Tailored Jacket in Bright Yellow from LK Bennett which she layered with a black fitted top underneath and black straight-leg trousers. The muted tones allowed her canary-hued blazer to shine. Yellow and black are the colours of two youth and youth mental health charities in the UK - YoungMinds and Beyond. Every year, YoungMinds presents campaigns which encourage people to wear yellow on World Mental Health Day and donate money to charity.

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The stylish Princess wore her sunshine yellow blazer earlier this year to the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust in Bath and paired it with a white vest top, white cigarette trousers and Veja trainers. Kate proved how easy it is to take items in your wardrobe from spring/summer to autumn/winter for any occasion by using dark pairings instead of light and swapping out trainers for heels. Yellow is a colour approved for autumn 2023 by the likes of Sofia Rich ie and Alexa Chung.

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The Duchess of Sussex also used a similar transitional weather season hack today, giving her signature shirt a cold-weather makeover.

Wearing yellow this October isn’t just on trend, but also supports a necessary cause.

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