By REBECCA ENGLISH, ROYAL EDITOR and ALANAH KHOSLA, SENIOR LIFESTYLE REPORTER
The Princess of Wales put on an elegant display in a bespoke red coat as she continued her mission to highlight the British textiles industry with a visit to a manufacturer in Wales today.
Kate, 44, stopped off at Melin Tregwynt, a woolen mill weaving traditional Welsh designs in a remote wooded valley on the Pembrokeshire coast, which has been in continuous operation since at least 1841. Today it employs more than 40 local people.
Dressing for the occasion, the royal sported an elegant coat crafted from Melin Tregwynt Welsh tapestry wool, made to highlight the mill's bold geometric weaving heritage.
Alongside the sartorial tribute to Welsh craftsmanship, the mother of three donned a bottle-green roll-neck jumper and high-waisted trousers in a matching shade from Victoria Beckham.
Kate, keeping jewellery to a minimum, added a pair of simple gold hoops from Spells of Love while opting for a more dramatic makeup look, including a smoky eye. She completed her ensemble with a pair of suede heels from Emmy London.
Though she proved just as easily she can do fuss-free styles late last month when she plaited her hair while out on a mindfulness walk, Kate opted for a more glamorous hairstyle with a half-up hairdo today.
Melin Tregwynt holds an extensive archive of traditional patterns which are carefully preserved and faithfully revived so the craft can be passed on to future generations, with a focus on Welsh double-cloth weaving - a traditional wool textile technique producing reversible thick blankets with inverted patterns on each side.
The princess met with Melin's director, Louise Clarke, who showed her the full production process from the weaving machines to the finished products and introduced some of the talented young weavers who are learning the craft.
The Princess of Wales put on an elegant display in a bespoke rust-toned coat as she visited a woolen mill today.
Later, Kate will stop at Hiut Denim, a family-owned company based in Cardigan, designing and manufacturing premium jeans entirely in the UK.
It was put on the map, ironically, by the Duchess of Sussex when she was a working royal.
After sporting a pair of the firm's jeans on a visit to Wales in 2018 the firm saw interest soar, dubbing it the 'Meghan Markle' effect.
The visit has been arranged so the princess can highlight a more modern chapter of textiles manufacturing. The company brings a contemporary approach to denim while remaining committed to high‑quality, UK‑based production.
Cardigan's heritage as a centre of jeans‑making stretches back to the 1960s when 400 artisans produced 35,000 pairs each week.
After the industry moved offshore in 2002 much of that expertise was lost.
Hiut, founded in 2011, set out to revive this craft, training a new generation and ensuring the town's long tradition of meticulous making continues.
Sustainability underpins Hiut's philosophy, from offering free lifetime repairs to running its 'Déjà Blue' initiative, which restores and resells pre‑loved jeans.
Kate styled the bespoke coat with a bottle-green roll-neck jumper and high-waisted trousers in a matching shade.
Kate chatted with staff at the woolen mill, which weaves traditional Welsh designs in a remote wooded valley.
During her visit today, the royal learned about the skills required for Welsh double cloth weaving.
The princess will meet CEO Johann Von Loeper and learn how the company's focus is to grow the business responsibly while staying rooted in Cardigan, and to show that exceptional craftsmanship and considered design can continue to thrive in the UK.
She will then follow the production process, and meet the teams, including four young trainees, working across design, cutting and making.
The entire day has been designed to showcase the thriving businesses that are bringing creative young people into the industry to preserve these heritage skills.
It comes after Kate spent the day late last month visiting several organisations in the North of England to highlight the power of creativity, community and nature for those who have experienced trauma, isolation and poor mental health.
She has long championed such causes and emphasised how nature had helped her 'heal' from cancer treatment in a video series most recently released on her 44th birthday.
Her engagements across the North also saw her visit Wakefield Trinity's ground, where she praised the club's 'gold dust' support for its local community.
At the club, she met schoolgirls being put through their rugby paces, pensioners taking part in a quiz and teenagers at risk of being excluded from school.
The future queen, who is patron of the Rugby Football League, was wearing a smart jacket and trousers for the visit.
This meant her participation was limited to chatting to girls during a break from their skills session for Wakefield's Champion Schools competition - rather than getting stuck into the drills themselves.
Kate was quizzed about Princess Charlotte's school activities as she stood beside the pitch in freezing temperatures, telling the young players: 'She does loads of sport but not rugby.'
She also joked with the group about the physicality of rugby league, saying: 'There's not any other sport when you can say contact is a good thing.'