<p id=”par-1_63″>What does <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/kate-middleton/”>Kate Middleton</a> carry in her purse? The Princess of Wales reportedly takes a “practical” approach. She opts for a select few items she can <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kate-middleton-carries-handbag-left-hand-simple-reason.html/”>reach for while out and about</a>. Ahead, what four items the 42-year-old British royal stows in her handbag. Hint: <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/queen-elizabeth-ii/”>Queen Elizabeth II</a> and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/meghan-markle/”>Meghan Markle</a> have been known to carry a few of the same things, too. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-what-kate-middleton-keeps-in-her-purse-blotting-paper-and-a-compact-mirror”>What Kate Middleton keeps in her purse: blotting paper and a compact mirror</h2>
<p id=”par-2_31″>Kate, per<a href=”https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/kate-middleton-only-carries-four-32579664″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”> <em>The Mirror</em></a>, “is well-known for her fashionable looks and enviable handbag collection, but when it comes to what she keeps inside her stylish bags, she opts for the practical.”</p>
<p id=”par-3_38″>Practical, indeed. Let’s just say the mother of three doesn’t need a tote bag to accommodate her necessities. Kate keeps it streamlined. So, probably no loose change or crumpled-up receipts floating around next to her phone and keys. </p>
<p id=”par-4_20″>Royal author Marcia Moody wrote in her book <em>Kate: A Biography</em>, that blotting paper is a must-have in Kate’s bag. </p>
<p id=”par-5_27″>Per the outlet, it’s a “nifty tool that helps you stay shine-free whilst you are on the go and unable to cleanse any sweat or oil properly.” </p>
<p id=”par-6_17″>The Duchess of Sussex reportedly carried blotting paper in her bag on her wedding day (via <a href=”https://www.glamour.com/story/meghan-markle-makeup-artist-daniel-martin-royal-wedding-look” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”><em>Glamour</em></a>). </p>
<p id=”par-7_35″>What with Kate always under the watchful eye of cameras, blotting paper allows her to touch-up her face before an event, Moody said. To that end, Kate also keeps a compact mirror in her purse. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-lip-balm-and-a-handkerchief-are-other-staples-in-kate-s-purse”>Lip balm and a handkerchief are other staples in Kate’s purse</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high” width=”1200″ height=”800″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kate-Middleton-who-carries-four-items-in-her-purse-in-2022.jpg?strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”Kate Middleton, who carries four items in her purse, wears a burgundy coat in 2022.” class=”wp-image-3653370″ style=”aspect-ratio:1.5;width:820px;height:auto” srcset=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kate-Middleton-who-carries-four-items-in-her-purse-in-2022.jpg 1200w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kate-Middleton-who-carries-four-items-in-her-purse-in-2022.jpg?w=640&h=427 640w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kate-Middleton-who-carries-four-items-in-her-purse-in-2022.jpg?w=1024&h=683 1024w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kate-Middleton-who-carries-four-items-in-her-purse-in-2022.jpg?w=150&h=100 150w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kate-Middleton-who-carries-four-items-in-her-purse-in-2022.jpg?w=768&h=512 768w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kate-Middleton-who-carries-four-items-in-her-purse-in-2022.jpg?w=525&h=350 525w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kate-Middleton-who-carries-four-items-in-her-purse-in-2022.jpg?w=254&h=169 254w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kate-Middleton-who-carries-four-items-in-her-purse-in-2022.jpg?w=200&h=133 200w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kate-Middleton-who-carries-four-items-in-her-purse-in-2022.jpg?w=761&h=507 761w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kate-Middleton-who-carries-four-items-in-her-purse-in-2022.jpg?w=90&h=60 90w” sizes=”(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px”><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Kate Middleton | Richard Pohle – WPA Pool/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-8_29″>The contents of Kate’s handbag don’t stop at blotting paper and a compact mirror. The Princess of Wales, who is currently undergoing preventative chemotherapy, has other things stashed away. </p>
<p id=”par-9_23″>The third item “that the princess never reportedly goes without is another essential — the humble but mighty lip balm,” the outlet wrote. </p>
<p id=”par-10_51″>Clarins is reportedly Kate’s lip balm brand of choice. The 42-year-old’s lip product even became a minor plot point in Prince Harry’s 2023 <em>Spare</em> memoir. In it, the Duke of Sussex recalled how his sister-in-law <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kate-middleton-grimaced-meghan-markle-asked-borrow-lip-gloss-awkward-moment.html/”>“grimaced” when the Duchess of Sussex asked to borrow lip gloss</a> in an “awkward” 2018 exchange. </p>
<p id=”par-11_19″>Finally, Kate’s said to keep a handkerchief nearby, “ensuring that she isn’t caught out by a rogue sneezing fit.” </p>
<p id=”par-12_28″>“And whether you go for a cloth handkerchief or a handy pack of disposable tissues,” the outlet continued, “it’s something most people have tucked away in their handbags.” </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-what-queen-elizabeth-carried-in-her-purse”>What Queen Elizabeth carried in her purse </h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image aligncenter size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” width=”1200″ height=”800″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Queen-Elizabeth-II-reaches-into-her-handbag.jpg?strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”Queen Elizabeth II reaches into her handbag” class=”wp-image-3653374″ srcset=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Queen-Elizabeth-II-reaches-into-her-handbag.jpg 1200w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Queen-Elizabeth-II-reaches-into-her-handbag.jpg?w=640&h=427 640w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Queen-Elizabeth-II-reaches-into-her-handbag.jpg?w=1024&h=683 1024w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Queen-Elizabeth-II-reaches-into-her-handbag.jpg?w=150&h=100 150w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Queen-Elizabeth-II-reaches-into-her-handbag.jpg?w=768&h=512 768w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Queen-Elizabeth-II-reaches-into-her-handbag.jpg?w=525&h=350 525w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Queen-Elizabeth-II-reaches-into-her-handbag.jpg?w=254&h=169 254w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Queen-Elizabeth-II-reaches-into-her-handbag.jpg?w=200&h=133 200w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Queen-Elizabeth-II-reaches-into-her-handbag.jpg?w=761&h=507 761w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Queen-Elizabeth-II-reaches-into-her-handbag.jpg?w=90&h=60 90w” sizes=”(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px”><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Queen Elizabeth II | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-13_24″>As for Queen Elizabeth, the late monarch regularly carried a few items in her handbag — typically a simple black leather design from Launer. </p>
<p id=”par-14_34″>Like her granddaughter-in-law, Kate, the queen reportedly kept some essentials handy. “Speculation has it that inside the handbags, there’s some mints and a crossword,” Gok Wan, a fashion expert, told <em>This Morning</em> (via <a href=”https://www.newsweek.com/queen-elizabeth-iconic-handbag-1709553″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”><em>Newsweek</em></a>).</p>
<p id=”par-15_48″>Also in the queen’s bag were reportedly extra gloves, lipstick, and a compact mirror. All three of which she was seen pulling out of her purse, on occasion. Per the outlet, cameras spotted Queen Elizabeth touching up her lipstick at a May 2022 Platinum Jubilee equestrian event. </p>
<p id=”par-16_33″>According to author Sally Bedell Smith, the queen was also known to keep reading glasses. Additionally, she carried a “precisely folded” £5 or £10 note to put in the church collection box. </p>
<p id=”par-17_22″>“The most intriguing item she has been known to carry,” Bedell Smith added, “is a bag hook, an ingenious and sensible device.”</p>